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Has Devolution Delivered for Women?

The Hansard Society and the British Council hosted this event at the Festival of Politics.

Chair: Joyce McMillan (The Scotsman & Chair, Hansard Society Scotland Working Group)
Panel: Professor Alice Brown (Former Scottish Public Services Ombudsman)
Rosemary Butler AM (Deputy Presiding Officer of the Welsh Assembly)
Johann Lamont MSP (Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party)
Professor Laura McAllister (Professor of Governance, University of Liverpool & Independent Adviser to the Parliamentary Services Board of the National Assembly for Wales)

"Since devolution, Scotland and Wales have been viewed as international beacons of progress in establishing fair and effective representation for women in politics.

But at the 2007 election the number of female MSPs dropped for the first time since devolution - women now occupy just 33% of the seats in the Scottish Parliament. In contrast, women secured 46% of the seats in the National Assembly for Wales. So was the 2007 result in Scotland just a temporary setback?"

Audio:

Part 1 Paul Docherty intro; Joyce McMillan & Johann Lamont MSP

Part 2 Rosemary Butler AM & Professor Alice Brown

Part 3 Professor Laura McAllister; Q&A

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