Local Government elections and Stereotypes
I was slightly surprised to see that the picture on the front of the Electoral Commission's Guidance for candidates and agents: Local government elections in Wales, 1 May 2008 featured a grey-haired white bloke and no-one else. Maybe that is the stereotype of councillors (and or agents) but surely that's something that such guidance should seek to challenge rather than enhance.
Thus I went to the Electoral Commission's website and found that I could download the document and the equivalent documents for England and London as well as for Wales (which is also available in Welsh I'm glad to see). Now the English and London versions have younger blokes on them, but they're still blokes. Given the under-representation of women in politics I think this is a very bad thing™.
Thus I went to the Electoral Commission's website and found that I could download the document and the equivalent documents for England and London as well as for Wales (which is also available in Welsh I'm glad to see). Now the English and London versions have younger blokes on them, but they're still blokes. Given the under-representation of women in politics I think this is a very bad thing™.