UK General Election: Record number of women MP's elected in 2019

In UK general elections, a record number of women were elected as members of British Parliament on December 13. Even though women's rights campaigners applauded results of snap elections, y believe that progress towards equal representation of all s must speed up. After latest polling, women have acquired 220 seats in 650-seat lower house as compared to 208 in previous elections. 

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After historic Conservative win since 1990s, Sam Smers, chief executive of women's rights group Fawcett Society said that re are w more women MP's, however, y are inching for an increase of 32 per cent representation to 34 per cent. She furr said that inste of congratulating for 'extremely slow progress', political parties must commit to take action and make step change that is required. Smers said that 'it is time for equal power'. According to a survey by parliament's Women and Equalities Committee conducted in vember, violence and online abuse against women have impacted decision of nearly two-thirds of female MP's to stand in re-election. 

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Female lawmakers cited abuse

Several women lawmakers chose t to stand in elections after citing level of abuse y h experienced in role as main factor. main rise in female representation in Parliament came from boost in ruling Conservative party even though only a quarter of its seats are occupied by women candidates. On or hand, both Labour Party and Liberal Democrats have nearly 50-50 balance. 

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