A panel discussion exploring female representation in Parliament today.

Chaired by Fatima Manji, Channel 4 News Correspondent,

With panelists Dawn Butler MP, Hannah Bardell MP, Scottish National Party and Catherine Mayer, Co-Founder of the Women’s Equality Party.

This event will explore the progress that has been made in the fight for increased female representation across the last century. Panelists will discuss their own experiences of working within Westminster, and how they have campaigned for, and supported, greater representation of women in Parliament.

The 2017 General Election saw 208 women elected as MPs. At 32% of all MPs, this was a record high for female representation. However, given that women make up more than half the population of the UK, that figure falls far short of being truly representative. In January 2017 the Women and Equalities Select Committee published a report on Women in the House of Commons, which made six recommendations to help achieve a significantly increased proportion of women MPs in all parties in the 2020 Parliament. In September 2017, all six recommendations were rejected by Government, leaving unresolved the question of how female representation might be increased.

Tickets £7 / £9

Book online at  http://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/event/999/Women-in-Parliament-100-years-on?&Keyword=women&TypeID

Or Call Box Office 020 7392 9200

March 14, 2018