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shillelagh · 01-08-2006, 01:19

I agree with gayle - it should be all on merit for the person being selected to be a local councillor or mp or mep not on gender, ethnicity etc.

Have you ever wondered though why there isnt many women councillors? Maybe because theyre bringing kids up etc and they dont have the time. A lot of women find if they are working full time and have kids they want to spend time with their kids especially when they are younger. The ones who are councillors you will find more often than not that their kids are older or they dont have any kids, or if their kids are younger they do have a good backup system at home - husband or partner, grandparents good babysitters because of the time they have to spend doing council business. I know that because my sister was a councillor and she was out near enough every night at meetings for the council and it was hard work for her and her family.

01-08-2006, 01:19	#7
shillelagh God Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: at the border .. Posts: 8,193 Blog Entries: 252 Liked: 1626 times Rep Power: 489677	Re: Women in politics I agree with gayle - it should be all on merit for the person being selected to be a local councillor or mp or mep not on gender, ethnicity etc. Have you ever wondered though why there isnt many women councillors? Maybe because theyre bringing kids up etc and they dont have the time. A lot of women find if they are working full time and have kids they want to spend time with their kids especially when they are younger. The ones who are councillors you will find more often than not that their kids are older or they dont have any kids, or if their kids are younger they do have a good backup system at home - husband or partner, grandparents good babysitters because of the time they have to spend doing council business. I know that because my sister was a councillor and she was out near enough every night at meetings for the council and it was hard work for her and her family.