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By Gaby Hinsliff / @gabyhinsliff There used to be a dogeared cartoon on my desk, showing a boardroom full of men and one lone woman. The catchline read: "That's an excellent suggestion, Miss Briggs. Perhaps one of the men would care to make…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Guest editing LabourList to mark International Women's Day last year, Rowenna Davis wrote that LabourList is drowned out by ego-stroking testosterone - it's time for a virtual feminist party. That Rowenna's…
By Marie-Noelle Loewe The Fabians have always been the motor for progressive change in legislation and political culture, but we understand that our task never ends. At the age of 50, the Young Fabians have a lot to look back at and be…
By Cat Smith This week has seen the publication of the House of Commons Speaker's Conference recommendations on women's under-representation in Parliament. The Conference was set up in November 2008 by Harriet Harman to address the…
By Kezia Dugdale / @kezdugdale On Saturday I joined thousands of people in marching across the Meadows to mark 100 years since the suffragettes took to the streets of Edinburgh - because of course we're still two decades off marking the…
By Olivia Bailey So, Harriet Harman appears to be embroiled in another "Harperson saga", where she has the sexist media lining up against her to shoot down whatever ridiculous thing it is she has said now. I'm amazed this is still rolling…
By Ellie Levenson / @ellielevenson Despite the jokes some older Labour men might make to the question 'are you a feminist?', the answer of course being 'yes, it helps me pull the birds', Labour has usually tended to 'get' feminism. The…
By Grace Fletcher-Hackwood Let me start with a confession: I am an unapologetic Harriet Harman fan. I get a kick out of having a woman in her position who is proud to call herself a feminist, and who is accepting of the view that families…
By Emily Thornberry and Frances Singh Around one hundred Labour party women from all around the UK travelled to London last month for Women's Summit 2009, which took place at Labour Party HQ on Monday 9th February. The event was a follow up…
By Anne Perkins There's always a tension on the political left, between the urgency of the need for change and an understanding of what is possible. It's the distinction between campaigning in poetry and governing in prose, the parallel…
By Jessica Asato Last week after getting fed up with the idea that the only answer for political women who feared blogging was to 'get a thicker skin', I decided to set up a group blog for Labour women. I had no idea whether my fellow…
By Harriet Harman Great to see the debate from the women on LabourList - thanks Derek. Clearly you are applying to be an honorary member of the sisterhood! Here are my observations on some of the points that have been raised in the debate…
