2009 Women and the Vote
Engender have joined with The Electoral Reform Society, Fawcett Society, Unlock Democracy, Hansard Society, Womens Parliamentary Radio and Centre for Women and Democracy in a project to highlight the 90th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act which enabled women to be elected to parliament and gave some women the right to vote.
Visit the website for information about the campaign
or visit the facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8634882182
Beyond 2008...
Initially concieved as a year long campaign to mark the anniversaries of women's suffrage, the campaign has had a successful year with well attended events throughout the country, including two in Scotland, and with this in mind the group have decided to continue the campaign into 2009. You can read the end of year summary here which includes the 6 point 'wish list' that we are taking into 2009...
At the Festival of Politics debate on why women continue to be under represented in political life, August 2008
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Cathy Peattie MSP has lodged the following motion in parliament in support of Women and the Vote:
*S3M-1324♦ Cathy Peattie: 2008: Women and the Vote—That the Parliament notes that 6 February 2008 is the 90th anniversary of women winning the right to vote and be elected to parliament under the 1918 Representation of thie People Act; further notes that this year is also the 80th anniversary of women being granted equal voting rights; believes that much still remains to be done to achieve full equality for women, and therefore welcomes the formation of 2008: Women and the Vote, bringing together organisations to celebrate, assess the current situation, and ask all political parties and central and local government to put this issue at the top of their political agendas.
