Address Quote by Lucy Powell

Much of the responsibility to get more women elected is down to political parties. I am proud that a third of Lib Dem MPs…

— Jo Swinson

When it comes to getting more women into parliament, politicians have at least started to take active measures. The British Labour Party introduced all-female…

— Noreena Hertz

there were some Labourists saying that other things must be dealt with before women got the vote. It was humanly natural that they, as…

— Christabel Pankhurst

Do I want more women elected to Parliament? Absolutely. I devote significant amounts of time to getting more women in that situation.

— Jo Swinson

There's something wrong with the Labour party. There's something wrong with the fact that women never rise to the top.

— Jess Phillips

It's not just a question of numbers. There will be more women (in parliament) who are conscious of women's rights ... There will also…

— Hanan Ashrawi

Countries with higher levels of gender equality have higher economic growth. Companies with more women on their boards have higher returns. Peace agreements that…

— Ban Ki-moon

From the Equal Pay Act to the Sex Discrimination Act and the Equality Act through to the minimum wage and Sure Start, the Labour…

— Rachel Reeves

It is not so much that women have a different point of view in politics as that they give a different emphasis. And this…

— Crystal Eastman

We need more women in positions of power so that women's issues are thought of more, because a room full of men in government…

— Anoushka Shankar

That more women are getting involved in politics - either by running for office, managing campaigns or voting - is a great thing.

— S.E. Cupp

A century after some women first got the vote, we are upping the pressure for change to consign Parliament's legacy of inequality in the…

— Andrea Leadsom