Persistent gender imbalances in UK political candidate selections: A call for systemic reform
Phys.org - 2024-05-24T16:57:03.000Z

In a comprehensive analysis by Dr. Sofía Collignon, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics at Queen Mary University of London, new light has been shed on the persistent gender disparities in the selection of parliamentary candidates by the U.K.'s Conservative and Labor parties.

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