Revealed: Shadow frontbench teams with the most and fewest women
The majority of Labour’s shadow frontbench are women, LabourList analysis has revealed – but the party has been…
women’s representation
By-elections: Labour women speak out as four white men win four selection races
Labour Women’s Network has spoken out over the “disappointing” selection of four white men in four contests to…
Scottish Labour’s system of gender zipping candidates is not working
I won third place in Scottish Labour’s Lothian list selection this week. Given that I am a young,…
Angela Rayner just goes to show – our democracy needs more women
The International Day of Democracy took place earlier this week, described by the UN as “providing an opportunity…
Labour boosts female and BAME representation via selections
Labour is set to significantly boost its levels of female and BAME representation at the top of the…
Local government is short of 3,000 women councillors – we must do better
Part of a LabourList series on International Women’s Day 2018. Why do so few women hold elected office in…
Kezia Dugdale resigns as Scottish leader
Kezia Dugdale has stepped down as leader of the Scottish Labour party, saying that it is time to…
Labour’s Brexit offer too similar to the Tories’, say LabourList readers
Labour’s Brexit offer is not sufficiently different enough to that of the Conservatives, LabourList readers have said. Some…
Alice Perry: AWS alone can’t solve women’s representation – we need to train good candidates
This week’s LabourList poll asks if all women shortlists (AWS) should be used more in local government selections.…
Weekly survey: Sarah Champion, women in local government and Brexit
Last week saw a wave of controversy over an article by Sarah Champion in The Sun in which…
