Gendered candidate emergence in Britain: why are more women councillors not becoming MPs?
Allen, Peter (2013) Gendered candidate emergence in Britain: why are more women councillors not becoming MPs? Politics 33 (3), pp. 147-159. ISSN 0263-3957.
Abstract
The link between local councils and the House of Commons is well established, with many MPs learning their trade at the local level. Local councils are also fruitful environments for female politicians, with just over 32 per cent of all councillors being women. However, existing evidence suggests that women councillors are less likely than men to make the jump from local to national politics. This article uses original empirical data to assess the political ambitions of local councillors and places them in context, asking which factors have the most influence on whether a councillor has considered running for parliamentary office.
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| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | local councillors, political careers, women, gender, Britain |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Nov 2014 14:17 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 17:14 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/11106 |
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