Conservatives bid to boost women candidates
Press Review 30 November 2001
Shephard appointed to increase Tory flock
Press Review 29 November 2001
In brief: Tory women in top jobs
News Article 29 November 2001
Three women have been appointed to top jobs within the Conservative Party in the week of the party's womens' conference.
Corston calls for change in attitude to female MPs
News Article 13 November 2001
The influential Labour MP Jean Corston has called for a change in attitudes towards women involved in politics.
The Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill
News Article 3 November 2001
It was in 1996 - in the case of Jepson v The Labour Party[i] - that an Employment Tribunal declared that the Labour Party had acted unlawfully in using all-women
All-women lists under threat
News Article 3 November 2001
The man who brought down Labour's first all-women shortlists has vowed to do so again.
Ipswich poll date set, Labour select male candidate
Press Review 2 November 2001
Davis dismisses all-women shortlists
Press Review 31 October 2001
Labour shortlist women in Ipswich
Press Review 30 October 2001
Tories back bill to allow more women MPs
Press Review 25 October 2001
New laws to boost women MPs
Press Review 18 October 2001
New legislation will allow women-only shortlists
News Article 17 October 2001
The government has published new legislation to allow women only shortlists for the selection of parliamentary candidates.
Chief Whip warns Labour on institutional sexism
News Article 1 October 2001
Hilary Armstrong has called on Labour to take positive action to promote women to the House of Commons or face "slipping back into its old habits".
