A woman's work /
by Harman, Harriet.
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BookPublisher: UK : Penguin Books, 2018Description: 408 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780141983868 (pbk.) :; 0141983868 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 320.082 HARSubject(s): Harman, Harriet -- Career in politics | Women -- Political activity | Politics and Government | Politics and GovernmentSummary: The first time the story of women's progressive politics over the past 30 years has been told - by someone at the forefront of the movement. Why does the political representation of women matter? And which hurdles - personal, political and societal - have been faced, fought and sometimes overcome in the past 30 years? From campaigning with small children to increasing the number of women in Parliament, bringing women's issues to the heart of the Labour Party and tackling a parliamentary culture with no consideration for family life, this frank, inspiring and politically charged book is a crucial account of the progress (and occasional setbacks) made in fighting to change the Labour Party, UK politics and the way the country has been governed since the 1970s.
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Originally published: UK: Allen Lane, 2017.
Includes index.
The first time the story of women's progressive politics over the past 30 years has been told - by someone at the forefront of the movement. Why does the political representation of women matter? And which hurdles - personal, political and societal - have been faced, fought and sometimes overcome in the past 30 years? From campaigning with small children to increasing the number of women in Parliament, bringing women's issues to the heart of the Labour Party and tackling a parliamentary culture with no consideration for family life, this frank, inspiring and politically charged book is a crucial account of the progress (and occasional setbacks) made in fighting to change the Labour Party, UK politics and the way the country has been governed since the 1970s.
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