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Female leadership in politics

July 17, 2020 • Young Fabian Society

This week we are joined by Emily Batchelor and Amy Dwyer, both newly appointed Women’s Officers for the Young Fabians, to discuss female leadership through Covid and beyond. We spoke about how female leaders around the world have had some of the most effective and competent responses to the current pandemic and explore the reasons behind it. We spoke about the importance of gender parity within Parliament and what measures organisations such as 50:50 Parliament are doing to achieve this. We also discussed the need for more female leaders and visual representations of powerful women towards dismantling the obstacles women face when running for office.

Speakers:

Emily Batchelor - YF Women’s Officer https://twitter.com/EmilyJBatch

Amy Dwyer - YF North West Womens Officer and Ambassador for 50:50 Parliament https://twitter.com/AmyDwyer23

Carolina Saludes - YF Vice Chair https://twitter.com/CarolinaSaludes

Louie Marlow - YF Content Producer https://twitter.com/louiemarlow

Resources:

Amy Dwyer’s Blog piece female leadership during Covid: bit.ly/2DKcY2l
Emily Batcherlo’s Blog piece on Female liberation: https://bit.ly/393s92a
Tessa Jowell profile and obituary: https://bit.ly/3h9AuVa
The 50:50 campaign for equal representation in parliament: https://bit.ly/2OAk8Zb
International Index on gender equality: https://bit.ly/3fBaaCY
UN figures on representation in public bodies: https://bit.ly/2CG4qsU
5:38’s piece on sexism in the 2016 US Presidential Election: https://53eig.ht/3jbO8sz

This event was recorded on Thursday 16th July.

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