{"id":1165,"date":"2014-01-31T09:17:11","date_gmt":"2014-01-31T09:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?p=1165"},"modified":"2014-01-31T09:17:11","modified_gmt":"2014-01-31T09:17:11","slug":"emilymatters-uk-political-gender-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?p=1165","title":{"rendered":"#Emilymatters – UK Political Gender Gap"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the run up to the special Emily Davison Statue in Parliament Campaign event<\/strong><\/a>, on 13 February 2014, we’re using infographics by MasonClark CIC<\/strong><\/a> to discuss (in)equality issues today.<\/p>\n

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UK Political Gender Gap:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Would you be more likely to vote if your gender was represented?<\/p>\n

Tell us what you think #Emilymatters<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In the last general election only 39%<\/strong> of women aged 18-24 voted compared to 50%<\/strong> of young men the same age. This project is all about empowering women to challenge that figure.
\nSource: \u00a0Challenge 39% project, Parliament Week<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u00a0\u2018To Freedom\u2019s Cause\u2019: the campaign for equality \u2013\u00a0still worth fighting for?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201cEmily Wilding Davison was a great campaigning feminist. Her struggle continues and she remains an icon for women even over a century after her death.\u201d<\/b>
\n<\/b>Emily Thornberry MP, founder of the
\nEmily Davison Statue in Parliament Campaign<\/p>\n

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Special Parliamentary Performance & Debate Details:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The debate:<\/b><\/p>\n

The panel includes\u00a0Dr Helen Pankhurst<\/b>, great-granddaughter of Emmeline Pankhurst and granddaughter of Sylvia Pankhurst,\u00a0Yas Necati<\/b>, feminist campaigner and winner of The Guardian Women awards 2013: Best hope for the future (UK) and\u00a0Emma Barnett<\/b>\u00a0(writer and broadcaster).<\/p>\n

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The play:
\n<\/b>Brian Astbury directs\u00a0an exclusive presentation of\u00a0To Freedom\u2019s Cause<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 a new play about one of the nation\u2019s most important suffragettes \u2013 as part of a special Parliamentary event to promote the Emily Wilding Davison statue campaign.<\/p>\n

This is the powerful story of people who encountered Emily,
\nwho changed her life and whose lives she changed<\/b><\/p>\n

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Sign up:
\n<\/b>Emily Davison is\u00a0one of our most important feminist icons<\/b>. Her legacy continues through current campaigns such as\u00a0No More Page 3<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Everyday Sexism Project<\/b><\/a>. Sign the petition in support of the campaign calling for a statue of Emily to be erected in Parliament:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/epetitions.direct.gov.uk\/petitions\/51269<\/b><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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Get involved:
\n<\/b>Due to the location restrictions, this is\u00a0an invitation only\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>event.<\/p>\n

A small number of tickets will be made available via\u00a0Twitter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Emily Davison was a pioneer in using modern media to promote direct political action. She believed that women and men had the right to be equal citizens.<\/p>\n

Join the conversation now by following\u00a0@2FCPlay<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and using\u00a0#Emilymatters<\/b><\/p>\n

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\"Votesforwomenstrap\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Emily Davison\u2019s legacy is for\u00a0life<\/em>, not just for 2013.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In the run up to the special Emily Davison Statue in Parliament Campaign event, on 13 February 2014, we’re using infographics by MasonClark CIC to discuss (in)equality issues today.   UK Political Gender Gap:\u00a0     Would you be more likely to vote if your gender was represented? Tell us what you think #Emilymatters   […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[53,6,50,15,1],"tags":[78,54,55,7,10,30],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1165"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1165"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1175,"href":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1165\/revisions\/1175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}