At the meeting on Tuesday, both Beatrice and Caroline talked about electoral reform and the introduction of a form of proportional representation (PR) in the voting system as one way which could increase the numbers of women in Parliament.
If you’re interested in finding out more, you can do so here at the Vote for Change website which is a campaign calling for a referendum on electoral reform at the next general election. And there’s a Rally for Change in support of the campaign on July 9th in Westminster.
We at Progressive Women aren’t yet sure what we think about PR but we’re looking forward to listening to the arguments for and against over the coming months.
Mary