What did the 2021 Scottish Parliament election deliver for women’s representation? Here are three quick takeaways from our research on gender, intersectionality and candidate selection:Celebrating representative ‘firsts’45% of the new parliament are women, a record-breaking number (though still short of gender parity). Amongst these headline figures, Kaukab Stewart (SNP, … [Read more...] about A more representative Holyrood?
Emilia Belknap and Meryl Kenny
About Emilia Belknap and Meryl Kenny
Dr Meryl Kenny is Senior Lecturer in Gender and Politics at the University of Edinburgh's School of Social and Political Science, and Co-Director at genderED. Emilia Belknap is a PhD candidate in Politics at the University of Edinburgh's School of Social and Political Science