Contact Info
Centre for Women & Democracy
2 Blenheim Terrace
Leeds
LS2 9JG
Tel: 0113 234 6500
E-mail: info@cfwd.org.uk
The Centre for Women and Democracy
Election 2010
Candidate Watch
CFWD is now monitoring candidate selection in the three main political parties for the 2010 General Election. These figures will be updated regularly:
181
29.7%
146
24.1%
113
21.2%
Number of women candidates / percentage of party.
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News & Events
> CFWD News
The latest round of elections across the world has seen the UK slip from 69th to 73rd place (out of...
CFWD has launched a new online survey to find out what people think about how to increase the number of...
> Fawcett News
Is Question Time's all–women audience a good idea? ...
What About Women? campaign van toured parliament yesterday ...
Fawcett Society welcomes the Prime Minister's call for action on getting more women in to Britain's board rooms. ...
Recent Reports
Quote of the Week
"I keep my ego in my handbag"
~ Nzogi Okonjo-Iweala, World Bank Managing Director and former Nigerian Finance and Foreign Minister
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Interesting Women
Vera, Lady Terrington was one of the first women to enter parliament, but was also the first woman MP to sue a newspaper for the way in which it portrayed...