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‘There is no point having a token woman’: gender and representation in the ‘new’ Northern Ireland

Whiting, Sophie and Braniff, Máire (2016) ‘There is no point having a token woman’: gender and representation in the ‘new’ Northern Ireland. Democratic Audit UK (03 Feb 2016). Website.

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Abstract

Northern Ireland continues to lag behind the rest of the UK when it comes to female representation in political life. However, in the elevation of Arlene Foster to First Minister, Northern Ireland joins Scotland in having a female First Minister. Here, Sophie Whiting and Maire Braniff try to explain the low number of female Northern Irish politicians, and argue that it is the duty of the new First Minister to change things for the better.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://www.democraticaudit.com
Additional Information: © 2016 The Author(s)
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
J Political Science > JC Political theory
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited: 12 Jun 2017 09:24
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 20:47
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/80867

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