Description
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.
Table of Contents
Introduction PART I: WOMEN'S POLITICAL REPRESENTATION Conservatism, Representation and Feminization PART II: WOMEN'S DESCRIPTIVE REPRESENTATION Women Members and the Party's Women's Organizations Conservative Legislative Recruitment Reforming Parliamentary Selection: Party Change, Parliamentarian and Party Member Attitudes PART III: WOMEN'S SUBSTANTIVE REPRESENTATION Party Member Attitudes and Women's Policy (By and For Women?) Sex, Gender and Parliamentary Behaviour in the 2005 Parliament PART IV: FEMINIZATION AND PARTY STRATEGY Feminization and Party Cohesion Feminization and the Electorate Conclusion Methods Appendix References Index
