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Mar 2022
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Only Handbag in the Lobby (with Olivia B...

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Labour MP Olivia Blake says politicians face misogyny in a way women don't in many other jobs. On International Women's Day, she tells Bloomberg Westminster's Caroline Hepker that all women candidate lists have been an effective tool to improve representation.

Plus, Conservative peer Anne Jenkin, co-founder of Women2Win, says the government was mistaken not to involve more women in making pandemic policy decisions. She and Rosa Prince, Editor of The House magazine, discuss the 100 most influential and inspirational women in British politics.

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