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David Cameron's ‘Problem’ with Women: Representing Women in the Coalition Government
Author(s) -
ANNESLEY CLAIRE,
GAINS FRANCESCA
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the political quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1467-923X
pISSN - 0032-3179
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-923x.2012.02362.x
Subject(s) - cabinet (room) , government (linguistics) , coalition government , representation (politics) , political science , public administration , gender equality , sociology , gender studies , law , geography , politics , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology
Prior to the election in 2010 David Cameron pledged that his first cabinet would comprise one‐third women and would be the most family friendly ever. Since forming the Coalition Government, he appears to have a ‘problem’ with women. We argue that this problem stems from: the weak representation of women in cabinet and across government; the diminishing resources available to government actors to support gender equality policy; and women's exclusion from the key Coalition networks, both formal and informal, that determine government policy.