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The Centre for Women and Democracy

We are an independent, non-partisan organization working to increase the representation of women at all levels of public life in the UK.

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:

Labour Party177
29.1%

Conservative Party131
22.5%

Liberal Democrat Party105
21.2%

Number of women candidates / percentage of party.

News & Events

3 Feb, 2010

As the General Election creeps ever closer, the Centre for Women & Democracy is preparing three projects for the election...

11 Jan, 2010

CFWD has welcomed the final report of the Speaker’s Conference, published this morning, which has accepted the main proposals in...

5 Feb, 2010

Fawcett has today launched a new report which examines the experiences of ethnic minority women as offenders, victims and workers...

4 Feb, 2010

The firewalk is a fundraising and awareness raising initiative. Fawcett supporters including Ken Livingstone, Sarah Waters, Tanika Gupta and Oona...

27 Jan, 2010

Speaking at the launch of the independent National Equality Panel report today, The Fawcett�s Society�s Chief Executive, Ceri Goddard, will...

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

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...