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By Anna Price, CEO & Founder human, Inclusion Champion and Strategy Adviser. On Monday, March 4th, 2024, I had the privilege of joining a remarkable...
50:50 Parliament was honoured to be hosted at the Speaker’s Apartment for our International Women’s Day celebration, in collaboration with Chamber UK. It was a...
By Frances Scott, Founder, 50:50 Parliament. The Speaker of the Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, hosted 50:50 on Monday. It was fantastic for campaigners to get...
By Frances Scott, Founder 50:50 Parliament On a rainy Valentine’s Day in 2014 I was standing in Trafalgar Square with hundreds of other women in...
By Cllr Katherine Miles, Liberal Democrat Oxford City Councillor and independent sustainability and international development consultant. 50:50 Parliament’s Ask Her to Stand campaign contributed to...
By Cllr Erin Parker Leonard- North Tyneside Council and Cllr Hilaria Assumu- Salford City Council Women’s conference Women’s conference was busy and buzzing. I was...
By Beth Palmer, 5050 Parliament It was amazing to be back at Westminster to mark Ask Her to Stand Day 2023, a truly special event....
By Lyanne Nicholl, CEO, 5050 Parliament. There are not many issues which unite all Parties, but this #AskHerToStand Day we saw all Party Leaders, Ministers...
By Lyanne Nicholl, CEO, 5050 Parliament This is a real ‘pinch me’ moment. If you had asked me what my dream job was a few...
50:50 Parliament was honoured to be hosted at the Speaker’s Apartment for our International Women’s Day celebration, in collaboration with Chamber UK. It was a...
By Frances Scott, Founder, 50:50 Parliament. The Speaker of the Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, hosted 50:50 on Monday. It was fantastic for campaigners to get...
By Frances Scott, Founder 50:50 Parliament On a rainy Valentine’s Day in 2014 I was standing in Trafalgar Square with hundreds of other women in...
By Cllr Katherine Miles, Liberal Democrat Oxford City Councillor and independent sustainability and international development consultant. 50:50 Parliament’s Ask Her to Stand campaign contributed to...
By Cllr Erin Parker Leonard- North Tyneside Council and Cllr Hilaria Assumu- Salford City Council Women’s conference Women’s conference was busy and buzzing. I was...
By Beth Palmer, 5050 Parliament It was amazing to be back at Westminster to mark Ask Her to Stand Day 2023, a truly special event....
By Lyanne Nicholl, CEO, 5050 Parliament. There are not many issues which unite all Parties, but this #AskHerToStand Day we saw all Party Leaders, Ministers...
By Lyanne Nicholl, CEO, 5050 Parliament This is a real ‘pinch me’ moment. If you had asked me what my dream job was a few...
By Polina Changuleva, 50:50 Diversity Committee Member As Black History Month draws to an end this October, it serves as a poignant reminder of the...
A blog from the Conservative Party Conference, by Cllr Joanne Howey It was amazing to be back at this year’s Conservative Party Conference in Manchester....
By Cllr Nanda Manley-Browne, Deputy Cabinet, Finance and Cost of Living, London Borough of Lambeth and Chair of 50:50 Diversity Committee 2023 Labour Party Conference...
By Helen Maguire, PPC and 50:50 Lib Dem Ambassador My recent attendance at the Liberal Democrat conference in Bournemouth was an incredible experience. It provided...
Table of Retirement Seats Presenting Opportunities for Women to Stand in GE2024 As MP’s announce their retirement, opportunities emerge for women to be selected to...
50:50 and Women in Public Affairs (WiPA) Celebrate Emmeline Pankhurst’s birthday together in Parliament. By Emma Simpson, 50:50 Parliament The House of Commons, committee room...
By Fatima Joji, 50:50 Parliament On the 24th June, Elect Her invited Scotland’s women (of all backgrounds) to what turned out to be a...
We asked three 50:50 Parliament representatives from each of the main political parties to write about this event. Here are their thoughts – with an...
By Iram Woolley, 50:50 Parliament During a recent panel discussion, at the House of Lords by Centenary Women UK and Muslim Women Network – Women...
By Emma Simpson, 50:50 Parliament. New data collated by 50:50 Parliament shows that over 100 women supported by our friendly network stood in the Local...
By Henrietta Heald, author of Magnificent Women and Their Revolutionary Machines Britain’s first female mayor was installed at Aldeburgh in Suffolk in 1908 and re-elected...
By Natasha Keada, Campaign Coordinator at 50:50 Parliament. On the 9th of March, MP’s gathered in the House of Commons for the International Women’s Day...
50:50 campaigners were cramming the corridors of power yesterday evening as we packed into the House of Commons committee room 10. There was a definite...
We are thrilled to announce this branded partnership between 50:50 Parliament and Power Done Differently, a podcast hosted by Cassandra Rae Pittman, a woman on...
All we want for Christmas is for women to have Equal Seats and Equal Say. Please make a festive contribution to 50:50 and become a...
By Erin Parker Leonard. Councillor and mam of 2 pre-school children. My wife and my journey to become mothers just so happened to coincide with...
By Frances Scott, 50:50 Parliament Founder and Director I LOVE the above photo, it shows 50:50 Live in Parliament on 15 November in the run...
By Helen Pankhurst CBE, Convenor, Centenary Action Group. We cannot let the recent general disillusionment with politics and some politicians undermine the need to build a better...
By Cllr Samara Barnes, 50:50 Facilitator. Well, what can I say about the national Labour Party conference 2022? The mood was unreal. Great in fact...
By Susan Coleman 50:50, BiteSize Facilitator. 2022 saw me off to my third Conservative party conference. This time in Birmingham which for me...
By Cllr Emma Edwards. It was a pleasure to represent 50:50 Parliament at the Green Party conference. The Green party have always been big...
By Frances Scott, 50:50 Parliament Founder and Director It was great to welcome people to our fantastic 50:50 Event in Bristol last Thursday. There were...
By Carol Ann Whitehead As Managing Director of the Zebra Partnership a publishing, events and campaign agency, I am also a proud feminist and advocate...
By Frances Scott, Founder and Director 50:50 Parliament. The 50:50 Team were deeply saddened by the news of Her Majesty The Queen’s death. She was...
By Beth Palmer, 50:50 Media Team So how did women fare in the Local Elections 2022? Our team has delved into the data and crunched...
On the 9th of August, we ran a ‘Meet The Team’ Zoom event inviting everyone to come along and hear more about 50:50 with an...
What an impact the movie ‘Suffragette’ had on all of us tonight at Manchester’s screening at Chapeltown Picture House in Grub House. It struck everyone...
By Emma Simpson, Social Media Lead, 50:50 Parliament Produced in partnership with Pregnant Then Screwed, this inspirational event explored: What’s it like being a parent...
By Cllr Gail Barton, Burnley’s Rosegrove with Lowerhouse ward. Gail recently spoke at the screening of Suffragette in Lancaster in partnership with Feminist Movie Monday, the...
By Fiona McAllister, writer, researcher and policy analyst. Recent reforms in the House of Commons have marked important steps forward, in enabling MPs to balance...
I absolutely love my job and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to serve and represent their community. During the time I have...
By Beth Palmer. 50:50 Media Team. What happened to respectful debate? Produced in partnership with Compassion in Politics, this inspirational event explores how we can...
By Beth Palmer, 50:50 Media Team Were you inspired to stand by the Local Elections 2022? If not, here is why you should consider it...
50:50 Parliament is delighted and excited to be nominated for a National Diversity Award which recognises our work towards gender equality in public life. Click...
50:50 speaks to Times Radio after reports of an MP watching porn in the Commons. Frances Scott said “This is absolutely appalling behaviour, it...
By Beth Palmer, Social Media Lead, 50:50 Parliament. 8th March 2022 Over one hundred amazing political women gathered at Westminster to mark International Women’s Day,...
A blog about our event with The British Pakistan Foundation designed to inspire British Pakistani Women to Stand. ...
By Beth Palmer, Social Media Lead, 50:50 Parliament. 27 Jan 2022 It is vital that our politicians understand the laws that they are making and...
And our new years resolution to keep helping women into politics during 2022! Hundreds more women #SignUpToStand via 50:50 on #AskHerToStand day which was supported...
By Rachel Millichip 50:50 Media Team Support for #AskHerToStand Day 2021 includes video messages from the Prime Minister, party leaders and Jackie Weaver (see...
Beth Palmer, 50:50 Social Media Lead, reports. 21st October 2021 Experiences of glass ceilings shattered and barriers navigated couldn’t fail to inspire our audience at...
The murder of Sir David Amess MP is not only a horrific loss for his family but also for our society. The vocation to serve...
Beth Palmer, 50:50 Social Media Lead, reports. 21st September 2021 What happens when you bring six women together from across the spectrum of UK politics...
Beth Palmer, 50:50 Social Media Lead, reports on 50:50’s event to inspire women to choose politics as a second career.21 June 2021 We need more...
Beth Palmer, 50:50 Social Media Lead, reports on 50:50’s event to inspire women from diverse ethnic backgrounds into public life and politics. 21 May 2021...
The good news is that 50:50 has inspired Sue, Dawn, Anya, Fatima and many more women campaigning in these local elections. 30 April 2021 Rachel...
Asking the BIG questions, April 21st 50:50 Question Time was an inspiring and energising event . The feedback has been excellent and already women have...
Katrina Sale 50:50 BiteSize Facilitator covers our latest Event. On the 21st of March 50:50 Parliament invited everyone to meet some of the fantastic 50:50...
Parliament should lead the way in showing respect for women and girls! By Frances Scott Founder & Director of 50:50 Parliament. Helping women get selected...
#ChooseToChallenge Politics #IWD2021 By Frances Scott Founder & Director 50:50 Parliament, 8 March 2021 Men and women are born in equal numbers, we inherit the...
By Beth Palmer 50:50 Social Media Lead On the 21st of February 50:50 Parliament took to Zoom to inspire LGBT women to stand for public...
By Frances Scott Founder and Director 50:50 Parliament6 Feb 2021 Although “democracy” has been around for 2000 years it was not until February 6th 1918,...
Our first event of 2021 kicked off in style with questions from the audience to a panel of party activists and MPs. Sarah Tomlin reports...
By Katrina Sale and Frances Scott (Founder of 50:50 Parliament) It’s a sad state of affairs. Trolling – the intentional use of derogatory, aggressive or...
We are living through difficult times but 50:50 want to thank everyone for their FANTASTIC support this year! The Covid pandemic has presented challenges but 50:50 campaigning has continued. From the...
Since we launched #AskHerToStand and #SignUpToStand campaigns in 2016, hundreds of women have gone to our website to take the plunge into politics. We now have over 1,800 women in our network, and more come to sign up every day. Each one has an inspiring story to tell… ...
On November 21st, #AskHerToStand Day, the 50:50 campaign reached out to men and women nationwide. Everyone is encouraged to ask a woman to stand for election!...
A year on from the general election of 2019, 50:50 candidate Meera Chadha remembers her first time out campaigning...
Calling upon men to support women to stand for election...
Another fantastic 50:50 Event happened on October 21st. This time we were encouraging women to stand for local government. 50:50 want to build a better...
The Prime Minister and other Party Leaders pledge support for a 50:50 Parliament on #AskHerToStand Day inspiring a wave of women to #SignUpToStand...
Politics makes a great second career. It is never too late to become a politician, or to support women candidates, says 50:50 Ambassador Adele Gardner....
Which of you is ready to stand next year…?...
Wendy Chamberlain was elected in 2019 as the first female parliamentarian in North-East Fife. Her first six months in the job have been made both harder, and easier, by COVID-19....
50:50 Parliament is launching a series of online networking events for women as part of the Equal Power campaign. Come and be inspired by amazing female MPs, meet the 50:50 team and learn what happens when you #SignUpToStand. By Sarah Tomlin...
A statement from Frances Scott, Founder and Director of 50:50 Parliament. In conjunction with the 50:50 Diversity Team: Nanda Manley-Browne, Yemisi Akindele, Fatima Joji and Sonul Badiani-Hamment...
50:50 Parliament is launching a series of online networking events for women as part of the Equal Power campaign. Come and be inspired by amazing female MPs, meet the 50:50 team and learn what happens when you #SignUpToStand. By Sarah Tomlin...
Did you see the great Forbes article about how the countries with the best COVID-19 responses all had women leaders? It has 7.2 million views...
Donate to COVID-19 Relief here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rhg As I write I am in self isolation, with a vague lingering sore throat and a dry cough. I wonder...
My heart goes out to those who are suffering and their families at this dreadful time. I have direct experience of something like Covid- 19...
By Kelly Grehan, 50:50 Director and Labour Councillor This week we have had to face the fact, once again that the next President of the...
Reader, please close your eyes and imagine a leader. What do you see? I’ve asked people to do this in women’s forums I have run...
50:50 Parliament is part of the fantastic coalition of women’s groups led by Fawcett Society campaigning for Equal Power! We are standing on the threshold...
During the last few weeks record numbers of women have been signing up to stand via www.5050Parliament.co.uk . Woman’s Hour invited Frances and Lucrece to talk...
50:50 Parliament are thrilled to congratulate Wendy Chamberlain, elected as the new Liberal Democrat MP for North East Fife. Wendy Chamberlain, is no. 1 on our list...
50:50 Congratulate all 220 women who have won seats in this election! At least nine of them have been inspired by our work. 50:50 also say...
Frances Scott Founder & Director 50:50 Parliament 10 Dec 2019 50:50 Parliament want to build a better democracy, one that draws upon the widest possible...
Frances Scott, Director 50:50 Parliament 8 Dec 2019 So we had three men on the stage at the Leaders Debate on Friday 6 December. A...
By Frances Scott, Founder & Director, 50:50 Parliament 5 Dec 2019 Today is Democracy Day. What a great day to support 50:50 Parliament! 50:50 want...
By Susan Coleman Shropshire I have been inspired to get politically involved! The turning point came a year ago on 21 November 2018 when I...
100 years ago on 28 Nov 1918 Nancy Astor was announced as winner in the Plymouth by-election. She had been asked to stand by a...
Reclaim The Night March, London 2019 Thank you for being here on this cold, damp, winter evening. Thank you for being here to Reclaim The...
This analysis wouldn’t have been possible without the years of incredible work invested by Democracy Club and thousands of volunteers, who believe that democracy is...
By Shana Roberts I have been selected to represent the Liberal Democrats as a Parliamentary candidate for Telford. Amazingly, we now have four women standing...
By 50:50 #AskHerToStand Director Kirsty Finlayson Kirsty Finlayson reports from Manchester and the 2019 Conservative Party conference where 50:50 Parliament had great support....
By Councillor Kelly Grehan I am back from Brighton and the 2019 Labour Party conference. In my first year here as 50:50 Parliament #AskHerToStand Director. ...
Brexit Lacks Women’s Voices Women Need Equal Seats & Equal Say in Decision Making Now is the time to Build a Better Democracy! 30 Aug...
By Frances Scott, Founder and Director 50:50 Parliament Brexit lacks women’s voices. In a truly representative democracy women would have equal seats and equal say!...
Women will remain poorly represented until we accommodate the realities of women’s lives says 50:50’s Kelly Grehan....
Blog for 50:50 by Jenna Norman – Public Affairs Officer at the Women’s Budget Group & Campaign Coordinator at Women for a People’s Vote....
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Knock Down the House, the must-watch documentary of 2019: “For one of us to make it through, a hundred of us have to try.” Reviewed by Katy Roxburgh...
Female lawyers, judges, and MPs discuss 100 years of women in the law at Houses of Parliament, May 2019. Report by Sarah Tomlin...
Gillian Keegan has served as an MP for Chichester (the first woman to do so) since 2017. This month we asked Gillian 10 questions about her experience as a woman in politics....
A day of action at Westminster in March highlighted the need for local and global pressure to end workplace harassment against women everywhere. By Anya...
You never know where life may take you, but if you are open to possibilities and invite them in it may become more interesting than...
Dear 50:50 supporters! For International Women’s Day, Friday 8 March, 50:50 Parliament are launching the #5050TeeChallenge to promote our #AskHerToStand and #SignUpToStand campaigns.We need YOUR help! On the day (and in the...
50:50 Parliament will be joining the Day of Action to end workplace harassment on Tuesday 5th March. All work places, including Westminster need to be safe spaces...
By Ava Berry, 50:50 Ambassador Programme Director Report from Bread and Roses rally in London...
By Frances Scott, Founder and Director 50:50 Parliament The fight for political equality is still on – #AskHerToStand #SignUpToStand #5050Parliament...
Youth MP joins Westminster MP for day in Parliament...
“Here, you are a woman first, and party-political second,” Rosie Duffield, Labour MP for Canterbury told a packed room of women who attended Parliament on...
Thank you to the hundreds of MPs who participated in our #AskHerToStand day last week, it was AWESOME, see the long list below. We now...
by Olga FitzRoy I’m a freelance sound engineer, a mum to a toddler, and an activist campaigning for shared parental leave for the self-employed. I...
By Kelly Grehan – Dartford Labour Party Back in March, after hearing Frances Scott speak, I became a 50:50 ambassador and since then I have...
By Jess Molyneux YouthPolitics UK is an organisation established last year (run by the youth, for the youth) to target political apathy among young people....
by Germaine Broadbent, 50:50 Parliament Ambassador 50:50 Parliament is a national, cross party campaign to get more women into Parliament. With our #AskHerToStand and #SignUpToStand...
“My call to women across the UK is this – be the change you want to see in the world. If being underrepresented in Parliament...
Here at 50:50 Parliament, we are passionate about achieving a gender-balanced government. We drive that mission by encouraging, inspiring and supporting women’s political engagement. There...
By Dolly Theis, Founder and Director of 50:50 Parliament’s #AskHerToStand Campaign This month is a moment where our country needs you. The Centre for Public...
By Valerie John-Baptiste Five years ago, in 2013, when Frances started 50:50, I was heavily occupied with what turned out to be a seven year...
By Larissa Hirst Not Yet Suffragette is a one woman feminist theatre and comedy show written and performed by the talented Natalie Ann Cutler. One hundred years...