Jessica Smith
Parliaments often overlook MPs' family needs, and this poses challenges for recruiting and retaining diverse politicians. Yet, argues Jessica Smith, recent research in the UK reveals that voters donโt penalise MPs for taking parental leave; indeed, women MPs even gain more support as mothers. Read more
Ragnhild Louise Muriaas
In recent decades, women across the globe have entered parliaments in greater numbers. Few of them, however, end up as senior MPs with long experience. This, write Ragnhild Louise Muriaas and Torill Stavenes, means that women โ even in advanced democracies โ are still much less powerful than men in parliaments Read more
The Loop
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