Talking Politics with Children
The first general election I remember was in 1979. I was 11. Before Britain voted, our class at school held a vote. I don’t remember there being a teacher-led discussion about the merits or failings of any party. We were effectively invited to reflect – openly in our classroom and by show of hands – the prejudices of our parents. Continue reading
Women & Politics
This is an area where we can discuss Women and Politics .
I thought we could start with this statement made by
Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Woman and Politics at Rutgers University, who says women seek public office because “women run to do something, men run to be somebody.”
Continuing, Walsh said: “Women run because there is some public issue that they care about, some change they want to make, some issue that is a priority for them… men tend to run for office because they see this as a career path.”
Do you agree with this ?
Inspirational Women
You can Vote for up to 3 Women
- Lindsay Meadows (41%, 304 Votes)
- RMWAGS (35%, 262 Votes)
- Malala Yousafzai (17%, 129 Votes)
- Jessica Ennis (13%, 93 Votes)
- Clare Balding (12%, 87 Votes)
- Michelle Obama (8%, 63 Votes)
- Hillary Clinton (8%, 60 Votes)
- Pat Onions (6%, 48 Votes)
- Hannah Cockcroft (6%, 46 Votes)
- Mary Beard (5%, 38 Votes)
- Charlotte Church (5%, 35 Votes)
- Victoria Pendleton (4%, 27 Votes)
- Tammy Baldwin (2%, 16 Votes)
- Lucy Lawless (1%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 744
Loading ...Labour Rose
- This is a shocking admission from Jeremy Hunt - Reed
- It’s right that there is a full inquiry into any irregularities in payments associated with the tagging contracts - Khan
- Labour's Policy Review explores radical ideas to tackle unemployment blackspots
- ICAI's report reinforces Labour's concerns about DFID's capacity to effectively oversee these contracts - Lewis