Women shun politics
by WIN Admin — published in Press Releases
Only 1 per cent of female entrepreneurs would consider standing as an MP, compared with 10 per cent of their male counterparts, according to research for the business price comparison service Make It Cheaper.
The findings perhaps help to explain why the new Parliament has only 142 women among its 650 MPs – including the Home Secretary, Theresa May – a rise of only 2.5 per cent on the previous one. Moreover, women account for fewer than 20 per cent of the ministerial posts in the coalition Government – well below the figures for Spain and Sweden, where they fill at least half of cabinet jobs, and Germany, France and the United States, where the figure is about a third, according to the Centre for Women and Democracy.
The survey suggests the results may be connected with the finding that twice as many female entrepreneurs as their male counterparts said that maintaining work/life balance was their biggest challenge. However, it was also found that a significant proportion of female business owners claimed to have no interest in politics, with similar numbers saying politicians did not have the power to instigate change and failed to understand the real issues faced by businesses.
Source:www.independent.co.uk/news/