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BRITISH NEWSPAPER BIBLIOGRAPHY
As part of our bibliography we include a list of articles
on women in politics from various national newspapers, starting from the
time of the Centre's beginning in October 2000. The bottom of the page
includes links to each of these newspapers' websites.
This bibliography is not comprehensive but will be constantly updated
and expanded. The articles, some of which appear more than once, are classified
by topic and chronologically within each category. The sections are as
follows:
Women ministers
2000
Tories ready
to axe 'patronising' Women's Unit: Guardian, 14 November 2000
(Sarah Hall)
2001
Blair women rebel over family leave: The Times, 4 April
Women's Unit RIP: Daily Telegraph, 19 April
(Leader)
Blair to give women a job in every department: Telegraph, 19 April
(Sarah Womack)
A cabinet with more women? How refreshing: Independent, 10 June
(Yvonne Roberts)
Hewitt's way: The Guardian, 18 June
(Lucy Ward)
Women's Unit renamed: Daily Telegraph, 2 July
(Sarah Womack)
Labour's Women's Unit condemned: Daily Telegraph, 9 August
(Sarah Womack)
The Magnificent Seven: The Times, 15 October
(Mary Ann Sieghart)
2002
Parliamentary first for women's business: Guardian, 17 January
(First question time for Women's Minister in Commons)
Women's issues 'ignored in government priorities': Guardian, 7
February
(Lucy Ward)
Estelle and the Bullies: Guardian, 25 October
(Polly Toynbee)
Will admission of failure condemn women to political wilderness?: Guardian,
25 October
(Lucy Ward)
It's a more macho world in Blair's cabinet: Telegraph, 25 October
(George Jones and Rachel Sylvester)
2003
A day in the life of a rising star: Guardian, 22 July
(Profile of minister Hazel Blears) (Sarah Hall)
2004
Women and the Labour
Party
2000
Labour slipping in the equality race: Guardian, 16 October
(Nicholas Watt)
Labour's women force Blair to back down on 'marriage is best: Independent,
12 November
(Jo Dillon)
What Blair needs to do to woo back the women: Guardian , 21 June
(Polly Toynbee)
2001
Better than Men:The Guardian, 16 March
(Polly Toynbee)
Men only banned by Labour's gender agenda: Telegraph, 11 May
(Sarah Womack)
Blair tries to woo back women voters: Telegraph, 23 May
(Benedict Brogan)
But they're tired of broken promises and gimmicks: Telegraph, 23
May
(Rachel Sylvester)
The rise and fall of Blair's babes: Guardian, 24 May
(Anne Perkins and Lucy Ward)
Brown gets the blame for party's invisible women: Telegraph, 25
May
(Sarah Womack)
Sexual politics: Telegraph, 25 May
(Leader on women's role in Labour's campaign)
Brown says it all on Ladies' Day: Telegraph, 26 May
(Philip Johnston?)
Labour party institutionally sexist, says woman MP: The Times,
29 July
Babes on the bus who keep the campaign journalists at bay: Telegraph,
1 June
(Benedict Brogan)
Small, talented band prove their worth for Labour: Telegraph, 4
August
(Benedict Brogan)
Blair babes upset by Duncan Smith: Telegraph, 4 August
(Benedict Brogan)
Scots vote for women: Guardian, August 11
(letter by Trish Godman MSP)
Labour hopes for a woman candidate: Guardian, 25 October
(Lucy Ward and Michael White)
Male candidate for winnable byelection: Guardian, 2 November
A hollow victory for women MPs: Guardian, 31 December
(Catherine Bennett)
2002
Labour lowers aim for women MPs: Guardian, 24 January
(Kevin Maguire and Lucy Ward)
On target: Guardian, 25 January
(letter from Labour Gen. Sec. David Treisman)
Labour sets 35% as target for women: Times, 31 January 2002
(David Charter)
'Machismo' blamed for failure to pick women: Independent, 1 February
(Andrew Grice)
Sex Trials of the Labour women: Sunday Times, 3 February
(Eben Black)
2003
Labour's women for winnable Holyrood seats: Scotsman, 28 January
(Scottish Labour selecting women for some of its best seats)
'You have to get out there and headhunt': Guardian (website), 12
March
(online discussion with Patricia Hewitt on women's issues)
Hewitt: Extend all-women lists to council: Guardian (website),
12 March
(Tom Happold and Liane Katz on women's minister's call for AWS at local
level)
'Blair babes' face the axe
"Blair babes" face the axe: Guardian, 15 November
(Kevin Maguire)
Who is Labour woman?: Guardian, 2 October
(Helen Simpson)
Labour can't trade gender for race: Guardian, 10 January
(Joesph Harker)
2004
Men only elections turn women off: Guardian, 16 February
(Harriet Harmon)
Women and the Conservative Party
2000
Party fails to pick women for safe seats: Guardian, 3 October
(Sarah Hall)
'Jealous old ladies' stop women becoming MPs: Telegraph, 3 October
(Benedict Brogan)
No place for women MPs: The Times, 3 October
(Melissa Kite)
Do women hold other women back?: Guardian, 3 October
(Joan Smith)
Tory women call for action to redress gender gap: Independent,
3 October
(Sarah Schaefer)
Party making 'pathetic progress' on recruting women MPs: Telegraph,
5 October
(Benedict Brogan)
Tories split on all-women shortlists: The Times, 9 October
(Roland Watson)
Late nights and bullies: The Times T2, 17 October
(interview with Tess Kingham)
2001
Tories admit failure to attract women: Telegraph, 26 January
(Andy McSmith)
Tory party 'to impose selection of women': Times, 4 April
Tory MP attacks party's sex bias: Telegraph, 25 April
(Sarah Womack)
Tories challenged over low-earning women: Telegraph, 30 May
(Sarah Womack)
Conservative broadcast 'treated women as idiots': Telegraph, 30
May
(Rachel Sylvester)
Points to ponder for Tory leader: Times, 27 June
Tories are from Mars: Guardian, 5 July
(Richard Moriarty)
Senior Tories call for women and minorities quotas: Guardian, 25
July
(Richard Moriarty)
IDS still one of the boys: Guardian, 7 August
(letter from Joan Ruddock MP)
Clark rejects quotas for would-be MPs: Guardian, 9 August
(Lucy Ward)
Women hold key to Tory leadership: Telegraph, 28 August
(Sarah Womack)
Tories accused of apartheid against women: Guardian, 31 August
(Nicholas Watt)
Tories turning away bright women: Daily Telegraph, 31 August
(Andrew Sparrow)
Duncan Smith offers hope for Tory women: The Times, 3 September
Why the Tory Meldrews are such a turn-off: The Times, 3 September
(William Rees Mogg)
Women-only lists to be allowed: The Times, 2 October
Dearth of women MPs lamented: Times, 10 October
Labour hopes for woman candidate: Guardian, 25 October
(Lucy Ward and Michael White)
Tories back bill for women MPs: The Times, 25 October
Labour shortlists women for Ipswich safe seat: Guardian, 30 October
The Times Tory faction ready to push for more women MPs: Times,
1 November
Shephard given the task of increasing Tory women MPs: Daily Telegraph,
29 November
(Sarah Womack)
Duncan Smith refuses offer to join Carlton Club: Independent, 28
December
(Marie Woolf)
2002
Tories 'biased against women MPs': Times, 17 January
Tory bias against women candidates persists, research shows: Guardian,
17 January
(Lucy Ward)
Wanted: Tories with a head and heart: The Times, 19 January
(Alice Miles)
Only women can save us, says IDS: The Times, 19 January
Hague: I should have insisted on women and minority candidates: Independent,
20 January
(Paul Waugh and Ben Russell)
Hague admits error over non-white and women candidates: Telegraph,
20 January
(Andrew Sparrow)
A woman's place: Telegraph, 20 January
(Leader on need for more Conservative women MPs)
Tories need courage of an ex-leader's convictions: Independent,
21 January
(Leader urging Conservatives to heed Hague's advice)
Duncan Smith's message lost on women: Observer, 3 March
(Gaby Hinsliff)
Tories in hunt for women candidates: Telegraph, 13 June
(Benedict Brogan)
Tories appoint first chairwoman: Guardian, 24 July
(Michael White and Nicholas Watt)
May's Day: Guardian, 24 July
(Leader)
Tories appoint first woman party chief: Telegraph, 24 July
(George Jones)
Stand by for change, Chairman May tells troops: Telegraph,
24 July
(Benedict Brogan)
No Turning Back: The Times, 24 July
(Leader on Theresa May's appointment)
Chairwoman May has the last laugh on Davis: Independent, 24 July
(Nigel Morris)
Tory girl: the very model of a modern candidate: The Times, 3 August
(Melissa Kite and Greg Hurst)
Here is the new-look Tory party...same as the old one: Guardian,
16 September
(Nicholas Watt on shortage of women and minority candidates)
May to press for more women: The Times, 7 October
(Tom Baldwin)
Blow for May as Tories snub women: Guardian, 29 December
(Nicholas Watt)
May urges Tories to pick women: Guardian, 30 December
(Nicholas Watt)
2003
Senior Tory urges positive discrimination amid rift over selecting women:
Independent, January 8 (Nigel Morris)
We need positive discrimination for Tory women: Independent, January
8
(John Bercow)
Witch-hunts prompt call for local Tory associations to be restrained:
The Times, 15 January
(Melissa Kite on opposition from old guard to women candidates)
Tory candidates: The Times, 15 January
(letter from Robert Walter MP on need for more women to be selected)
Tories tackle 'women problem': The Times, 22 January
(Anne Perkins on psychologist's study of selectorate's reluctance to nominate
women)
Tories ban sexist queries: Guardian, 23 January
(Nicholas Watt on changes to selection procedures)
Ladies who lynch: All-female short lists? Not if Tory Woman has
her way: Observer, 23 January
(Christina Odone on local Conservative women resisting nomination of women
candidates)
No more handbags, please: Guardian, 24 January
(Bella Bathurst on futility of Tory efforts to nominate more women)
Tories try new tactics to boost women MPs : Guardian, 9 January
(Liane Katz)
Women and the Liberal Democrat Party
2000
Mrs Blair and Mrs Ashdown forged Lib-Lab contacts: Independent,
19 December
(Paul Waugh)
2001
Lib Dems plan block on men to boost women: The Times, 2 August
Liberal Democrats include plans for all women shortlists: Independent,
6 August
(Paul Waugh)
Leadership will back all women shortlists: Independent, 26 September
(Marie Woolf)
'Tokenism' turns delegates against women-only shortlists: The Times,
27 September
Outcry as party rejects quotas for women candidates: Guardian,
27 September
(Lucy Ward)
All women shortlists rejected by delegates: Independent, 27 September
(Marie Woolf)
Lib Dems throw out all-women MP lists: Telegraph, 27 September
(Sarah Womack and Benedict Brogan)
2002
Clash looms on gender rules: Guardian, 23 September
(Lucy Ward)
Leader calls for quota of women: Telegraph, 23 September
(Benedict Brogan)
2004
Lib Dems 'failing to select women': Guardian, 23 January
(Sarah Hall)
Women candidates and voters
2000
Women 'face sexual harassment' in MP selection process: Telegraph,
8 October
(Rachel Sylvester)
A third of poll candidates 'face sex bias': Telegraph, 25 October
(Sarah Womack)
2001
Blair revives women-only quotas: Times, 7 March
The ladies' pointless primrose path to parliament: Telegraph, 8
April
(Mary Kenny)
I'm not proud: if my party needs me, I'll become an MP: Telegraph,
7 April
(Minette Marin)
How representative?: Independent, 12 April
(Paul Waugh on candidate selections)
Women selected but not where they can win: The Times, 24 May
(Mary Ann Seighart)
Labour pledges new law to allow all-women shortlists: Independent,
7 May
(Nigel Morris)
What would Mrs Pankhurst say?: Independent, 4 June
(Jo Dillon on young women voters)
Call for new law after drop in female MPs: Telegraph,
9 June
(Sarah Womack)
Single-sex shortlists will help women become MPs: Independent,
21 June
(Marie Woolf)
Boost for women about the House Times, 21 June
All women shortlists created backlash: Times, 9 August
Discrimination isn't fair: Telegraph, 9 August
(Leader against all-women shortlists)
Report endorses women only lists for MPs: Guardian, 8 August
(Lucy Ward)
Quotas are good for democracy: Guardian, 5 July
(Meg Russell)
Strong support for all-women shortlists: Guardian, 25 October
(Julia Glover)
Election bill will make all-women shortlists legal: Independent,
18 October
(Marie Woolf)
Legislation for all women lists goes ahead: Guardian, 2 October
(Lucy Ward)
New bill to clear way for women-only shortlists in all elections: Independent,
29 September
(Paul Waugh)
New law on all-women lists: Guardian, 29 September
(Anne Perkins)
Sexist parties face threat of court action: Guardian, 23 September
(Gaby Hinsliff)
2002
Duncan Smith's message lost on women:Observer, 3 March
(Gaby Hinsliff)
2003
Tories 'failing to pick female candidates': Guardian,18 December
( Fawcett Society)
Selection Crisis hits women MPs drive: Guardian, 25 June
(Sarah Hall)
Women in parliament
2000
Women in the house: Guardian, 2 October
(letter from Diane Abbott MP)
Breast best hid, say women MPs: Independent, 9 December
(Jo Dillon)
25 November (Tess Kingham & hours) Sunday Times, 25 November
2001
Women MPs 'have had little impact': The Times, 10 March
Cheesed off by willy jousting in a pointless parliament: Guardian,
20 June
(Tess Kingham)
Top Tory takes swipe at Blair babes: Times, 4 August
Duncan Smith: all-women short lists mean second rate MPs: Independent,
4 August
Labour and Tories trade 'sexist' insults: Independent, 5 August
(Jo Dillon)
Britain trails in league of women MPs, 8 August Times
Record on women MPs is 'shameful': Independent, 9 August
(Marie Woolf)
Positively parity: The Guardian, 13 August
(Leader supporting new law on women's shortlists)
Pink politics: Guardian, 1 October
(Lucy Ward)
A baby need not preclude politics: Daily Telegraph, 29 November
(Sarah Womack; article on new mother Eleanor Laing MP)
Thatcher's politics: Guardian, 29 May
(Jeanette Winterson;on "Why Margaret Thatcher remains the only role
model for women who want to make it in politics".
2002
How men deter women from Parliament: Independent, 8 February
(Joni Lovenduski)
Anger as Speaker fails to lift breastfeed ban: Independent, 13
February
(Marie Woolf)
Women MPs face ten-year wait to catch Speaker's eye: The Times,
23 May
(Tom Baldwin and Greg Hurst)
In 1983 parliament was almost a woman-free zone: The Times, 2 October
2002
(Mary Ann Seighart)
2003
At last!: Guardian, 9 May (Sally Weale on Welsh Assembly's
historic achievement of gender parity)
Women have to lead two lives: Guardian, 12 March
(Liane Katz;on why women are still underrepresented in politics)
Selection crisis hits women MPs drive: Guardian, 25 June
(Sarah Hall)
The Revolution Betrayed: Guardian, 11 October
(Beatrix Campbell)
How Thatcher took politics by storm(but very nearly quit before she got
there):Guardian,15 November
(David Hencke)
Seeing something of the light at the end of the tunnel: Guardian, 2
November
(Jackie Ashley;asks Ann Widdecombe about loyalty, hair dye, and her former
boss).
UK's first woman law lord appointed: Guardian, 24 October
(Clare Dyer)
All-women shortlists/positive discrimination
2001
Labour pledges new
law to allow all-women shortlists: Independent, 7 May
(Nigel Morris)
What would Mrs Pankhurst say?: Independent, 4 June
(Jo Dillon on young women voters)
Call for new law after drop in female MPs: Telegraph,
9 June
(Sarah Womack)
Single-sex shortlists will help women become MPs: Independent,
21 June
(Marie Woolf)
Boost for women about the House Times, 21 June
All women shortlists created backlash: Times, 9 August
Discrimination isn't fair: Telegraph, 9 August
(Leader against all-women shortlists)
Report endorses women only lists for MPs: Guardian, 8 August
(Lucy Ward)
Quotas are good for democracy: Guardian, 5 July
(Meg Russell)
Strong support for all-women shortlists: Guardian, 25 October
(Julia Glover)
Election bill will make all-women shortlists legal: Independent,
18 October
(Marie Woolf)
Legislation for all women lists goes ahead: Guardian, 2 October
(Lucy Ward)
New bill to clear way for women-only shortlists in all elections: Independent,
29 September
(Paul Waugh)
New law on all-women lists: Guardian, 29 September
(Anne Perkins)
Lib Dems plan block
on men to boost women: The Times, 2 August
Liberal Democrats include plans for all women shortlists: Independent,
6 August
(Paul Waugh)
Leadership will back all women shortlists: Independent, 26 September
(Marie Woolf)
'Tokenism' turns delegates against women-only shortlists: The Times,
27 September
Outcry as party rejects quotas for women candidates: Guardian,
27 September
(Lucy Ward)
All women shortlists rejected by delegates: Independent, 27 September
(Marie Woolf)
Lib Dems throw out all-women MP lists: Telegraph, 27 September
(Sarah Womack and Benedict Brogan)
Blair babes upset by
Duncan Smith: Telegraph, 4 August
(Benedict Brogan)
Top Tory takes swipe at Blair babes: Times, 4 August
Duncan Smith: all-women short lists mean second rate MPs: Independent,
4 August
Labour and Tories trade 'sexist' insults: Independent, 5 August
(Jo Dillon)
Britain trails in league of women MPs, 8 August Times
Record on women MPs is 'shameful': Independent, 9 August
(Marie Woolf)
Positively parity: The Guardian, 13 August
(Leader supporting new law on women's shortlists)
Tories back bill for
women MPs: The Times, 25 October
2002
Women at Westminster: Positive discrimination is the only way: Guardian,
27 December
(Leader)
All-women shortlists not the way: Guardian, 31 December
(letter from Lord Lester)
2003
Labour can't trade gender for race: Guardian, 10 January
(Joseph Harker)
Ladies who lynch: The Observer, 26 January
(Cristina odone)
'You have to get out there and headhunt': Guardian (website), 12
March
(online discussion with Patricia Hewitt on women's issues)
Hewitt: Extend all-women lists to council: Guardian (website),
12 March
(Tom Happold and Liane Katz on women's minister's call for AWS at local
level)
'Why won't they impose all women short-lists':Guardian,12 November
(Helen Mc Carthy)
UK to fund women's council in Iraq: Guardian,17 October
(Sarah Hall).
Local government/other
2002
More women and ethnic minorities head NHS trust boards: Guardian,
21 February
(John Carvel)
Sexist, old, out of touch but in control: Guardian, 22 February
(Peter Hetherington on survey of local councillors)
2003
'You have to get out there and headhunt': Guardian (website), 12
March
(online discussion with Patricia Hewitt on women's issues)
Hewitt: Extend all-women lists to council: Guardian (website),
12 March
(Tom Happold and Liane Katz on women's minister's call for AWS at local
level)
Would there have been this war if there was true equality for women?:
Independent, 3 April
(Natasha Walter)
UK's first woman law lord appointed: (Guardian), 24 October (Clare
Dyer)
Links:
The Guardian
The Guardian special report
on women in politics
The Daily Telegraph
The Times
The Independent
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