Sentences with phrase «women in parliament»

Individual movable speakers are magnetically fixed across the wall at the front of the gallery, precisely arranged to visualise a set of national statistics: whether population, GDP, land mass, year of independence, or percentage of women in parliament, to name a few possible arrangements.

The first new select committee — Women and Equalities — has its origins in the July 2014 report of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Women in Parliament.

Backing for that move is boosted by the findings of an enquiry by the all - party parliamentary group on women in parliament, which has called for a debate on introducing «prescriptive quotas for Westminster».

«Labour is still the voice of women in parliament,» she said, pointing to the 80 female MPs in the party compared with 45 in the Conservative party.

The party has the lowest percentage of women in parliament and the lowest number of MPs.

On a more lighthearted note, Rudd spoke of her early days in the Commons, recalling when Newsnight rather cruelly stood her down as a guest for a discussion about women in parliament.

Although progress is slow, the overall number of female chairs across the committee system has gradually increased due to a cohort effect, as the percentage of women in Parliament has increased.

This is important because the role of a select committee chair is a high profile, influential one; an increase in the number of female chairs has a direct impact on the visibility of women in Parliament, and may encourage more women to play a role in the committee system and politics itself.

Since 1979, the percentage of female chairs on committees has usually been smaller than the percentage of women in Parliament.

In February 2018, Maclean was elected to be the chair of the All - Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Women in Parliament.

Although there are now more women in parliament than ever, there are currently only 67 female Conservatives MPs.

Rwanda is ranked fifth overall (and first globally for percentage of women in parliament) ahead of the likes of Germany (13), United Kingdom (20), Canada (35) and the United States (45).

«It's important for women in the country to know that there are women in parliament who understand that it's difficult to juggle work and family and who will, because they've got that understanding, be determined to help make the change,» Harman said.

Domestic violence Having a critical mass of women in Parliament, after Labour won, to push that issue [of domestic violence] across government was really important.

Flippantly, you could argue that a real test of equality would be when there are as many ineffective women in Parliament as there are men.

There is no doubt that there should be more women in Parliament, at the highest level of business, in academia and in the professions, and the paucity of women across all workplaces is disturbing.

All - women shortlists, or AWS in common lingo, are the sticking plaster that has been applied to the gaping wound that is the lack of women in Parliament.

The argument for fixed quotas of women in Parliament has re-emerged and been seized upon by the media and campaign groups claiming that there is serious lack of female representation in the party hierarchy.

Some communist states used to have such quotas with 40 or 50 % women in parliament but not one of them with influence.

A higher proportion of women in Cabinet has also been found to increase women's conventional political participation — and this effect is stronger than the effect of more women in Parliament.

«Today with more women in Parliament having babies you get to share experiences,» says Harman, explaining that she wasn't hiding anything under her coat, other than a little extra baby - weight.

So perhaps it is not surprising that an important new book about women in Parliament has been overlooked so far in the pre-election debate.

A very disturbing aspect of Ghana's Parliamentary democracy is the abysmal low representation of women in Parliament.

After the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001, the increasing presence of women in the Parliament, occupying seats alongside «warlords» and other prominent male figures, has been a progressive step.

Sadly Pakistan (the largest Muslim country) has more women in parliament and senate than USA.

The statue of the suffragist holding a banner reading «Courage calls for courage everywhere» will be the first of a woman in Parliament Squa

Today the first statue of a woman in Parliament Square in London was unveiled.

Hers will be the first ever statue of a woman in Parliament Square, and the first ever statue there to be created by a woman artist, Gillian Wearing OBE.

Following Caroline Criado - Perez's campaign for a statue of a woman in Parliament Square, the Mayor announced Turner Prize - winning Gillian Wearing as the artist who will take the landmark project forward, making it the first statue created by a woman to be erected in the square.

Not exact matches

In Scotland, Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon will host 400 women from around the country in the Scottish Parliament on WednesdaIn Scotland, Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon will host 400 women from around the country in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesdain the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday.

Reacting to the result on Wednesday, Archbishop of Sydney Dr Glenn Davies said in a video posted online: «Although this won't prevent me from continuing to teach that marriage, in God's good design, is between a men and a woman... the reality will be, in a very short period of time, our Parliament will legislate for same - sex marriage.»

«Our alumni are in leadership positions on all continents: starting schools and even universities (for example Wyoming Catholic College), running pro-life programmes and post-abortion healing programmes (in the US, throughout Europe, and even in China), entering in politics (an Austrian graduate from our MMF program, Gudrun Kugler, is now a member of the Austrian Federal Parliament and she is in charge of women's, family and human rights issues).

But our parliament is 24 % women, and there are plenty of women in larger cities who are professionals, although in the rural areas, there is more of a traditionalist approach.

Men have found no better thing than this to do for kings at their crowning and for criminals going to the scaffold; for armies in triumph or for a bride and bridegroom in a little country church; for the wisdom of a Parliament or for a sick old woman afraid to die... One could fill many pages with the reasons why men have done this, and not tell a hundredth part of them.

In Parliament, Jim Dobbin campaigned for a reduction in the upper limit at which women may abort their unborn child, from 24 to 13 weekIn Parliament, Jim Dobbin campaigned for a reduction in the upper limit at which women may abort their unborn child, from 24 to 13 weekin the upper limit at which women may abort their unborn child, from 24 to 13 weeks.

A Member of Parliament — or a magistrate, or the Head Teacher of a school, or a borough councillor - who dared to say «Children should be taught that marriage is the lifelong union of a man and a woman, bringing new children into the world» would in all probability be denounced with vigour and forced to resign.

A couple of examples are; that it is the church that established universities, it is the church that established hospitals, it was church people who worked to abolish slavery in the west, church people lobbied the British Parliament for an age of consent, the emancipation of women comes from Christian teaching.

I was privileged to be invited to Westminster Hall, where, in an extraordinary moment of British history, the Pope was to address Members of Parliament and a great gathering of men and women in public life from across Britain.

Much of that small but heroic generation of women who entered their national parliaments or were sent as delegates to the League of Nations in the 1920s and «30s were members of the Women's International Lewomen who entered their national parliaments or were sent as delegates to the League of Nations in the 1920s and «30s were members of the Women's International LeWomen's International League.

As women gained equal rights and were able to enter parliaments and decision - making bodies in equal numbers with men, their influence would be able to sway societies away from war and toward nonviolent political means of solving disputes.

«People have found no better thing than this to do for kings at their crowning and for criminals going to the scaffold; for armies in triumph or for a bride and bridegroom in a little country church; for the wisdom of a Parliament or for a sick old woman afraid to die... tremulously, by an old monk on the fiftieth anniversary of his vows; furtively by an exiled bishop who had hewn timber all day in a prison camp; gorgeously for the canonization of St Joan of Arc.»

At the centenary celebrations of the Parliament of Religions in Chicago (1993) a statement on «Global Ethic» was signed by the leaders of world religions which highlighted their commitment to a culture of solidarity and a just economic order; a culture of non-violence and respect for life; a culture of equal rights and partnership between men and women; and a culture of tolerance and truthfulness.

In 1539 under authority of Henry Parliament passed a statement endorsing transubstantiation, the celibacy of the clergy, private masses, the observance of the vows of chastity taken by men and women, and auricular concession, and declaring that Communion in both kinds was not necessarIn 1539 under authority of Henry Parliament passed a statement endorsing transubstantiation, the celibacy of the clergy, private masses, the observance of the vows of chastity taken by men and women, and auricular concession, and declaring that Communion in both kinds was not necessarin both kinds was not necessary.

A blocking amendment to this effect should be put down in both Houses whenever a Draft Bishops (Ordination of Women) Measure comes before Parliament, and should be supported by all Christian parliamentarians, whatever their views on the ordination of women peWomen) Measure comes before Parliament, and should be supported by all Christian parliamentarians, whatever their views on the ordination of women pewomen per se.

[33] In Scotland, a bill safeguarding the freedom of women to breastfeed in public was passed in 2005 by the Scottish ParliamenIn Scotland, a bill safeguarding the freedom of women to breastfeed in public was passed in 2005 by the Scottish Parliamenin public was passed in 2005 by the Scottish Parliamenin 2005 by the Scottish Parliament.

After joining Parliament in 1982, a Parliament of 97 % men, Harriet set up the first Parliamentary Labour Party Women's Group.

Inequality in parliament sends a clear message to girls and young women that their voices and experiences aren't important in our country's deicsion making process - and that is nonsense.»

Certainly, the urge to get women involved some 60 years ago can not be downplayed with the involvement of Dr. Nkrumah himself in affirmative action policies and appointment of women propaganda secretaries and organisers right from inception of his government, It is remarkable that parliament under the CPP in 1960 passed Representation of the People (Women Members) Bill into law which amongst others made it possible for women to stand for parliamentary elections unopposed and subsequently saw the election of first ten female parliamentarians into the first session of the first parliawomen involved some 60 years ago can not be downplayed with the involvement of Dr. Nkrumah himself in affirmative action policies and appointment of women propaganda secretaries and organisers right from inception of his government, It is remarkable that parliament under the CPP in 1960 passed Representation of the People (Women Members) Bill into law which amongst others made it possible for women to stand for parliamentary elections unopposed and subsequently saw the election of first ten female parliamentarians into the first session of the first parliawomen propaganda secretaries and organisers right from inception of his government, It is remarkable that parliament under the CPP in 1960 passed Representation of the People (Women Members) Bill into law which amongst others made it possible for women to stand for parliamentary elections unopposed and subsequently saw the election of first ten female parliamentarians into the first session of the first parliaWomen Members) Bill into law which amongst others made it possible for women to stand for parliamentary elections unopposed and subsequently saw the election of first ten female parliamentarians into the first session of the first parliawomen to stand for parliamentary elections unopposed and subsequently saw the election of first ten female parliamentarians into the first session of the first parliament.

In the last few days, there has been a protest outside City Hall about the need to safeguard women's refuges, calls for him to deliver on his promises on cycling, and a request for a statue of a suffragette in Parliament SquarIn the last few days, there has been a protest outside City Hall about the need to safeguard women's refuges, calls for him to deliver on his promises on cycling, and a request for a statue of a suffragette in Parliament Squarin Parliament Square.

He also claims the Lib Dems have distributed leaflets to women in the constituency alleging he is parliament's «second more eurosceptic MP».