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To think Reeves being the first female chancellor isn't something to brag about?

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brislereg · 30/10/2024 15:49

I'm not unhappy about the budget but her and Starmer have both cited this as a milestone, apparently forgetting that the Tories have had three female leaders who have been PMs whilst Labour have had none.

I really don't think as a party they are as much of a friend to women that they claim to be.

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Thepeopleversuswork · 30/10/2024 16:07

Splendid bit of whataboutery this is.

So by your logic the Tories have had three female PMs, two of whom have been shit, so Rachel Reeves has no right to be proud of having been appointed in an entirely different (but equally important) post…

OK then…

DrizzleMySwizzle · 30/10/2024 16:07

Ah yes, the great PM Liz Truss. A milestone for female achievement.

I feel honoured just to be alive at the same time as that political titan.

#blessed

SummerFeverVenice · 30/10/2024 16:04

It is a step forward for we women. The chancellor job being all maths and such has been a last bastion of male pride.

Okayornot · 30/10/2024 16:02

Of course it is something to brag about. It's a spectacular achievement for her and also about bloody time Labour started giving women the bigger jobs l. I agree with your point about Labour's attitude to women so it's good to see some movement there. Just because there have been three female prime ministers doesn't diminish the win.

Movinghouseatlast · 30/10/2024 15:56

Those 3 leaders were hardly friends to women were they?!

I think it's absolutely horrendous that we haven't had a female chancellor before, and says a huge amount about how far we have come as women facing discrimination. Which is not very far at all.

I thought what she said was great and it's important to acknowledge it. Women are still hugely underrepresented in senior finance roles due to conscious and unconscious bias that 'women don't do maths'.

Lengokengo · 30/10/2024 15:54

I am very pleased about having a female chancellor. And one who is actually qualified to be one.

username7891 · 30/10/2024 15:53

I'm delighted that we finally have the first female chancellor in 800 years. I'll take any win.

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