Sentences with phrase «over female candidates»

When Douglas - Home narrowly lost to Wilson in 1964, the Tories finally copied Labour — as they would again much later over female candidates — by letting MPs pick the new man.

Not exact matches

[51] Michael Millar, writing in The Spectator, was of the opinion that «the Equality Bill before parliament today gives employers the right to choose an ethnic minority candidate or female candidate over a white male, specifically because they are an ethnic minority or female.»

One implication of all - women PPC shortlists is that the least qualified female potential candidates are automatically given priority over the most qualified male potential candidates.

Republican mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis has often cited her gender and ethnicity as giving her an advantage over past Republican candidates, saying that those characteristics give her an opening to female and hispanic voters.

The German Green Party has never won over 11 percent of the national vote, yet for three decades has consistently won seats and promoted women's leadership by having a 50 - 50 rule for female / male candidates, prodding other major parties to nominate more women.

A female congressional candidate dropped out of the Kansas race over a 12 - year - old lawsuit accusing her of sexually harassing a male subordinate, an unusual case of a woman facing the sort of misconduct allegations that have forced numerous men out of their jobs in recent weeks.

Female Conservative candidates were put forward in unwinnable Labour strongholds, needing to secure on average an «almost impossible swing» of over 26 % of the vote.

Wade's reference to Corcoran's party loyalty — including free legal work — infuriated Walsh's backers, who launched their insurgent campaign in reaction to what they view as a closed system dominated by old - style machine politics that elevates white men over female and minority candidates.

The row over David Cameron's ditching of a high - profile female candidate flared up again last night amid claims that a senior Tory official described her pregnancy as a «disability».

WHEREAS, research shows that women are substantially less likely to self - select or be recruited for elective office, this gender gap in political ambition persists across generations and over time and that qualified female candidates who are equally or more qualified than men are often seen as less qualified or less viable than male candidates; and WHEREAS, research confirms that the presence of more women in a governing body leads to greater transparency and a focus on progressive policies such as closing the funding and achievement gaps in education, closing gaps or loopholes in contraception coverage and affordable health care, closing the wage gap, and removing obstacles that contribute to poverty of women & children; and

Prior to the election there had been some local controversy over her selection, as the first prospective candidate in the country to be chosen from an all - female shortlist under a Labour party policy that was later declared illegal.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Felicity Jones is currently in talks to play the female lead in Gareth Edward's standalone Star Wars movie, emerging triumphant over fellow candidates Tatiana Maslany and Rooney Mara.