Women in U.K. politics have come a long way since the era of Margaret Thatcher. Last week’s general elections sent 191 women to Parliament (29% of seats), by contrast to 19 in the 1979 elections that brought the first female Prime Minister to power. Guess which party saw the biggest increase?
U.K. boasts a 23-percent increase in female MPs in last elections
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