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[[Women2Win]] is a mentoring and pressure group within the British Conservative Party that promotes the election of more Conservative women [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MPs]] and increased involvement of Conservative women in public life.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/15/theresa-may-legacy-feminist-champion-women</ref> |
[[Women2Win]] is a mentoring and pressure group within the British Conservative Party that promotes the election of more Conservative women [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MPs]] and increased involvement of Conservative women in public life.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/15/theresa-may-legacy-feminist-champion-women</ref> |
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| − | Women2Win was founded in 2005 by [[Theresa May]] (who subsequently became Prime Minister) and by [[Anne Jenkin]] (who became Baroness Jenkin of Kennington).<ref>https://www.women2win.com/about-us</ref> |
+ | Women2Win was founded in 2005 by [[Theresa May]] (who subsequently became Prime Minister) and by [[Anne Jenkin]] (who became Baroness Jenkin of Kennington).<ref>https://www.women2win.com/about-us</ref><ref>https://www.ft.com/content/6c07519c-48e1-11e6-b387-64ab0a67014c</ref> In 2018, Theresa May launched Women2WinWales at the Welsh Conservative Party Conference, launching the campaign to elect the first female Welsh Conservative MP.<ref>https://www.women2win.com/news/prime-minister-theresa-may-launches-women2win-wales</ref> |
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| − | <ref name="Allan"/> In 2018, Theresa May launched Women2WinWales at the Welsh Conservative Party Conference, launching the campaign to elect the first female Welsh Conservative MP.<ref>https://www.women2win.com/news/prime-minister-theresa-may-launches-women2win-wales</ref> |
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When Women2Win was founded there were 17 Conservative women MPs (9% of the parliamentary party) and by 2018 this had increased to 67 (20%);<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/suffragettes-centenary-women-vote-tories-theresa-may-women2win-female-mps-a8197551.html</ref> the work of Women2Win and of Theresa May in particular have been credited for contributing to this trend.<ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/theresa-may-resigns_uk_5ce7d0e6e4b010ec43ac95ac</ref> |
When Women2Win was founded there were 17 Conservative women MPs (9% of the parliamentary party) and by 2018 this had increased to 67 (20%);<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/suffragettes-centenary-women-vote-tories-theresa-may-women2win-female-mps-a8197551.html</ref> the work of Women2Win and of Theresa May in particular have been credited for contributing to this trend.<ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/theresa-may-resigns_uk_5ce7d0e6e4b010ec43ac95ac</ref> |
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| + | == See Also == |
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| + | *[[Anne Jenkin]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:32, 7 April 2023
Women2Win is a mentoring and pressure group within the British Conservative Party that promotes the election of more Conservative women MPs and increased involvement of Conservative women in public life.[1]
Women2Win was founded in 2005 by Theresa May (who subsequently became Prime Minister) and by Anne Jenkin (who became Baroness Jenkin of Kennington).[2][3] In 2018, Theresa May launched Women2WinWales at the Welsh Conservative Party Conference, launching the campaign to elect the first female Welsh Conservative MP.[4]
When Women2Win was founded there were 17 Conservative women MPs (9% of the parliamentary party) and by 2018 this had increased to 67 (20%);[5] the work of Women2Win and of Theresa May in particular have been credited for contributing to this trend.[6]
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References
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/15/theresa-may-legacy-feminist-champion-women
- ↑ https://www.women2win.com/about-us
- ↑ https://www.ft.com/content/6c07519c-48e1-11e6-b387-64ab0a67014c
- ↑ https://www.women2win.com/news/prime-minister-theresa-may-launches-women2win-wales
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/suffragettes-centenary-women-vote-tories-theresa-may-women2win-female-mps-a8197551.html
- ↑ https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/theresa-may-resigns_uk_5ce7d0e6e4b010ec43ac95ac