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What difference would it make if women were in power? 5 Replies

Indra and I have been to a quite a few events in London recently on the topic of women in politics. The overwhelming feeling at these events is one of despair and anger. The speakers, quite rightly,…Continue

Started by Lee Chalmers. Last reply by indraadnan Mar 30, 2009.

Would you vote for a female independent candidate in the UK?

Lithuania elected its first ever female President today with an overwhelming 69% of the vote. Apparently people in Lithuania are tired of the political system and want something different. I guess an…Continue

Started by Lee Chalmers May 18, 2009.

 

What is the Downing Street Project?

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The Downing Street Project is a ground-breaking initiative to promote and enable balanced leadership between men and women at every level of society, up to and including 10 Downing Street. Despite constituting 51% of the UK population, women still hold only 11% of directorships in business boardrooms, 36.9% of top jobs in the health service and 19.5% of seats in the Houses of Parliament.

Research has shown that women are excellent mediators, networkers and problem solvers. They are skilled at keeping cool in a crisis and willing to develop themselves in the face of difficulty. The Downing Street Project founders believe that these qualities are called for to address the challenges we currently face; that women have a responsibility to step up to take leadership roles.


This is not a call for simple numerical equality, but a plea for deep cultural change. How can we move on from our ‘hard powered’ ethos – with its excessive risk, competition and reliance on force – to a ‘softer powered’ public space? One more reliant on co-operation, co-creation and what President Obama describes as “the power of our example” – being the change we wish to see?

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What we stand for @ The Third Age

Posted by Carole Railton on July 14, 2010 at 12:04 — 1 Comment

5 words to describe what #politics is...

Posted by Ali Fisher on June 15, 2010 at 20:58 — 2 Comments

The Aspire Foundation launched this week

Posted by Lee Chalmers on May 11, 2010 at 13:42

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Polly Ernest is now a member of The Downing Street Project / network
Mar 26, 2013
Penelope Tobin is now a member of The Downing Street Project / network
Feb 26, 2013
Carole Railton commented on Carole Railton's blog post What we stand for @ The Third Age
"Working and living with different ages ought to be the norm and here is a good view of it both mine and Candid thinking. We need to think differently about age – it is becoming less relevant – and instead of handing down, retiring…"
Feb 22, 2013
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Working and living with different ages ought to be the norm and here is a good view of it both mine and Candid thinking.

We need to think differently about age – it is becoming less relevant – and instead of handing down, retiring or even competing for jobs, we need to think about sharing, cooperating, learning together and mutuality. This will help both younger and…
Feb 22, 2013
 
 
 

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