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Selecting women candidates: A critical evaluation

Harrison, Lisa

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Lisa Harrison Lisa.Harrison@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Dean - Learning and Teaching



Abstract

It is clear that the major political parties in Britain consider the under-representation of women in numerical terms a challenge to be addressed. Dr Lisa Harrison presents (i) a brief overview of existing debates on the ‘state’ of women’s representation, (ii) aggregate data about the numbers of elected women Liberal Democrats, (iii) a focus on the structure of the party, considering how this may aid or hinder the selection of more women candidates, and (iv) a review of quantitative and qualitative data which considers the attitudes within the party towards mechanisms for encouraging and assisting women candidates. It is important to acknowledge that underpinning some of the rather more crude debates based on numerical representation alone are more nuanced arguments surrounding effective representation. The factors influencing the decision to stand for election are subject to a range of potential issues – of which securing representation may not be the most important.

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2009
Deposit Date Sep 24, 2010
Publicly Available Date Feb 16, 2016
Journal Journal of Liberal History
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 62
Issue Spring
Pages 36-45
Keywords Liberal Democract candidate selection, women and UK politics
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1002965
Publisher URL http://www.liberalhistory.org.uk/item_list.php?item=journal
Contract Date Feb 16, 2016

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