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Govt: All-women shortlists not the answer to Commons sexism
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Published on May 2, 2022 - Duration: 00:58s
Govt: All-women shortlists not the answer to Commons sexism
Education Minister Michelle Donelan rebuffs suggestions that an all-women shortlist should be submitted for the race to replace Neil Parish as the Conservative candidate for the Tiverton and Honiton by-election.
She calls them "demeaning", arguing that a woman can get there "on her own merit" and that a single-sex shortlist "misses the point".
Report by Edwardst.
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