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Who will you vote
into number 10?
Despite the general election being another five months away, it’s already gearing up to be one of the closest
and fascinating political battles since Labour’s landslide in 1997. Stylist talks to four of Parliament’s leading women
about what their parties can offer you, and why they deserve your vote.
Harriet Harman MP, Deputy Leader
of the Labour Party and Minister for
Women and Equality, says:
“Labour is a party of women and men
working together in the cause of
equality and fairness. We have 94
women MPs compared to only
18 women Conservative
MPs. We’ve forged ahead with childcare
and rights for parents at work, and pushed
up the political agenda action to tackle
domestic violence, to protect women from
rapists and to stop prostitution. In an
economic downturn it’s even more important ant
that everyone is treated fairly, and to bolster ter
the recovery we need to engage the talents nts
and abilities of all women as well as men.” ”
Natalie Bennett Chair,
Green Party Women, says:
“The Green Party offers a new model
for a more equal society for women.
We’re calling for a law to force major
company’s boards be at least 40%
female. We want firms to
conduct equal pay
audits, publish the results and act to
bridge women’s pay gap. We support a
citizens’ income, which recognises that
paid work is only a tiny part of what keeps
society going and would help credit stay-at
-home mums who don’t get recognition. We’ve e’ve
been campaigning to get proper funding for r
rape crisis centres, and for better support
services for victims of domestic violence.”
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Theresa May MP, Shadow Secretary
of State for Work and Pensions and
Shadow Minister for Women, says:
“Women in Britain are not getting a
fair deal. Conservatives would help
develop a culture that enables
women to achieve
success through our
Fair Play on Women’s Pay plan and by
supporting increased flexible working
for men and women. A Conservative
government would introduce measures
to tackle the gender pay gap, including
stronger legislation to prevent employer r
discrimination and better career guidance nce
for young women. Tackling violence
against women will also be a priority.”
Jo Swinson MP and Spokeswoman
for the Liberal Democrats Real
Woman Campaign, says:
“Our Real Women campaign
addresses discrimination women
face in the workplace, pressures in
the home and unrealistic stic
portrayals of women
in the media. Proposals include
requiring companies to publish their
pay scales and conduct pay audits to
combat the continuing gender pay
gap, and providing 20 hours per week
free childcare. We would replace
maternity leave with parental leave paid d
for 19 months, so parents could choose e
how to divide it between them.”
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LIB
DEM
Revealed:
The colour
of 2010
Planning a spot of home
improvement in 2010? Don’t
let a stepladder through the
door without investing in this
year’s must-have: teal. Colour
charters Pantone predict that
turquoise (number 15-5519
TCX to be precise) will be the
colour of the year, taking over
from last year’s mimosa (that’s
yellow to non-colour-buffs).
Pantone say this serene
turquoise sea colour “evokes
tropical waters and escaping
from the everyday troubles of
the world.” And the escape
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