Why does Northern Ireland have exceptionally low levels of female representation? How do female legislators fare at the European level in the new EU member states? Are female MPs really different from men in terms of their life and political experiences – do they, for example, have fewer outside jobs then men? Do women in the workforce influence parliamentary representation? How do female MPs combine a political career with motherhood? And does the Conservative Party really have a problem with women voters?

These questions and more are explored in a series of articles by leading academics and practitioners in a special online edition of our Parliamentary Affairs journal to mark International Women’s Day. The pieces have been specially selected by the editors and are free to access until the end of June 2014.

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