"there weren't even women's loos when Nancy Astor arrived. She's said to have nipped down to the Ritz to use the facilities before a ladies toilet was installed in Parliament's neo-gothic palace. More than a 100 years later, Rachel Reeves arrived in the Treasury in 2024 to find a urinal in the chancellor's bathroom - that shows how long it has taken for women to get access to all areas of politics."
"But this week, a serving member of the cabinet, Lisa Nandy, suggested Labour has been operating as a "boys' club" and went on to complain "some of the briefings have absolutely been dripping with misogyny". Don't just casually ignore one of Labour's most senior politicians suggesting - quite openly - that a clique of men have had too much sway in government, and some of them have used woman hating as a political tool."
More women occupy parliamentary seats and senior Whitehall positions, but many still lack access to inner decision-making and are not consistently listened to. Sir Keir Starmer replaced three senior men with women in key roles, yet concerns persist about a male-dominated inner circle wielding disproportionate influence. Cabinet minister Lisa Nandy accused Labour of operating as a "boys' club" and said some briefings have been "dripping with misogyny." Historical and recent examples, from Nancy Astor finding no women's loos to Rachel Reeves finding a urinal in the chancellor's bathroom, illustrate enduring exclusion.
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