Sex, Gender and the Conservative Party From Iron Lady to Kitten Heels

As leader of the Conservative party, David Cameron inherited a multi-faceted gender problem: only 17 women MPs; an unhappy women's organization; electorally uncompetitive policies 'for women'; and a party which was seemingly unattractive to women voters. This book is an account of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Childs, Sarah, Webb, Paul (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2012, 2012
Series:Gender and Politics Series
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:As leader of the Conservative party, David Cameron inherited a multi-faceted gender problem: only 17 women MPs; an unhappy women's organization; electorally uncompetitive policies 'for women'; and a party which was seemingly unattractive to women voters. This book is an account of the feminization of the party since 2005
Physical Description:XIII, 299 p online resource
ISBN:9780230354227