Women2Win is a mentoring and pressure group within the British Conservative Party that promotes the election of more Conservative women MPs and increased involvement of Conservative women in public life.[1]

Women2Win was founded in 2005 by Theresa May (who subsequently became Prime Minister) and by Anne Jenkin (who became Baroness Jenkin of Kennington).[2][3] In 2018, Theresa May launched Women2WinWales at the Welsh Conservative Party Conference, launching the campaign to elect the first female Welsh Conservative MP.[4] Charlotte Carew Pole serves as the director.

When Women2Win was founded there were 17 Conservative women MPs (9% of the parliamentary party) and by 2018 this had increased to 67 (20%);[5] the work of Women2Win and of Theresa May in particular have been credited for contributing to this trend.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Gill, Martha (15 July 2019). "Theresa May's positive legacy? She's a feminist champion". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "About us". Women2Win. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. ↑ Allan, Kate (13 July 2016). "The women in the running for Theresa May's cabinet". Financial Times. London. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Prime Minister Theresa May launches Women2Win Wales". Women2Win. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  5. ↑ Crosbie, Virginia (6 February 2018). "The number of female Tory MPs has almost quadrupled since 2005 – and all we did was ask". The Independent. London. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  6. ↑ Lagan, Aine (24 May 2019). "Theresa May's Resigned, But The Next Female PM Will Owe Her More Than We Realise". HuffPost. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

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