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How do women change politics?

What happens to policy and political culture when more women are involved?

The British Green MP, Caroline Lucas, this week called for an 'emergency cabinet' of women from across the UK鈥檚 political spectrum to help prevent Britain from leaving the European Union without a deal. Women, she said, were better placed to deal with 'difficult, intractable problems'. So, is this true? Women have had to fight to gain a place in national politics in countries around the world, and when they make it, their challenges are far from over. Just last week, for example, the Kenyan MP, Zuleika Hassan, was ejected from the national parliament after she brought her baby into the chamber. So how does this compare to some of the other obstacles facing female politicians as they develop their careers? Do women govern differently to men, how does policy change when they're in charge and do women need to join the boys club to get ahead? Julian Worricker and a panel of guests ask - how do women change politics?

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53 minutes

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Sat 17 Aug 2019 03:06GMT

Contributors

Kathleen Sebelius -听Former Governor of Kansas and Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Obama

Zuleika Hassan - Kenyan member of Parliament ordered to leave the parliamentary chamber because she'd brought her five month old baby to work

Julia Drown -听British MP for eight years, who stood down in 2005 because she wanted to spend more time with her young children

Rainbow Murray -听Professor of politics at Queen Mary University of London

听Also featuring:

Julia Gillard - Former Australian Prime Minister

Grace Campbell - Comedian

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A child holds a sign that reads 'Votes for Women' at a 2018 march organised as a tribute to the suffragette movement and to mark the 100 year anniversary of the women right to vote (Credit: LightRocket via Getty Images)<?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

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