Bears Quote by Mary Augusta Ward

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

Particularly because of the Troubles, there was a real pull-together of communities. We had a lot of young women that were representing us in…

— Jamie-Lee O'Donnell

And think of how we challenged the idea of a male dominated Parliament with All-Women shortlists and made the cause of gender equality central…

— Ed Miliband

We need to be vocal in our support of female colleagues who are pressing for a dramatic shift in the culture of Parliament.

— Nick Boles

The women's suffrage movement was the gateway that led to women having the opportunities to achieve monumental milestones and accomplish significant achievements in both…

— Karen Pence

the struggle for the right to become politicians in itself made women into politicians.

— Eleanor Rathbone

Perhaps the best definition of progress would be the continuing efforts of men and women to narrow the gap between the convenience of the…

— Nadine Gordimer

Over the centuries, the country has looked on as Parliament has faced historic decisions. Even in the most challenging of times, we have pulled…

— Andrea Leadsom

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

— Jo Swinson

To open avenues to political place and power for all classes of women would cause these humble labors of the family and school to…

— Anonymous

“...[G]reat progress was evident in the last Congress of the American 'Labour Union' in that among other things, it treated working women with complete…

— Karl Marx

“The condition of women in a nation is the real measure of its progress.”

— Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o