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In politics, they found there were not enough females in the House of Commons, so they came up with the idea of shortlists having…

— Gordon Taylor

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

— Jo Swinson

Well, if you look at the programme that we're offering, I think that is a future which is fair for women as well as…

— Harriet Harman

We need female advocates. I'd love to live in a world where there are as many women in parliament as men.

— Emma Watson

The Labour party has done more than any other to address gender inequalities, through legislation and other means, and to increase women's representation in…

— 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

I look forward to the day when there are more women politicians accepted in their own right and not as 'women politicians.'

— Preneet Kaur

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

I didn't particularly want to go to Westminster - not that there were many seats available or chances for women to get elected. In…

— Johann Lamont

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

We are bringing women into politics to change the nature of politics, to change the vision, to change the institutions. Women are not wedded…

— Bella Abzug

In politics, the number of women in the cabinet has fallen and, if current poll trends continue and Labour loses a number of marginal…

— Lucy Powell