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Would the UK (or your country) be better if it were led my women or even specifically mothers?

44 replies

Cathyinsurrey · 25/03/2025 13:57

If there was a political party solely of women or even solely mothers, would it be better?
What values or policies would mothers lead with? What would be the key priorities?

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Maitri108 · 25/03/2025 18:50

Why mothers? Does producing offspring make you an expert on everything? Is it the hormones?

Snorlaxo · 25/03/2025 18:43

There’s a big percentage of people in power who shouldn’t be near that power. Over time you’d end up with a different kind of inequality like those with children vs those without children which is unacceptable. Having children or being born a certain sex isn’t an achievement or something to be proud of- sex is arbitrary and motherhood should be a choice by people who have the financial and emotional capability for it.

iamnotalemon · 25/03/2025 18:41

Specifically mothers 🙄

LoremIpsumCici · 25/03/2025 18:40

No, it would be no better with mothers in charge.
It would be better with more diverse class representation amongst MPs though.

Turmericcall · 25/03/2025 18:39

If anyhthing I think government made entirely of mothers would be even more self interested. Mothers will literally do anything to benefit their own children.

thatmistylight · 25/03/2025 18:39

No. Women and mothers can still be awful people, you don’t just have a baby and suddenly become a saint.

OutsideLookingOut · 25/03/2025 18:38

You forget to succeed you often have to be very make identified especially in a patriarchy. These women may do the feminine things expected of them I.e having children but they may not actually like or want the best for women. They mainly want approval from men.

WongKarCry · 25/03/2025 18:37

No, I think you need a government that represents everyone. Too much of any one demographic would lead to lots of unfairness, I think.

Snorlaxo · 25/03/2025 18:36

No it wouldn’t be better because mothers can still have the negative qualities that the current people in power have.

Turmericcall · 25/03/2025 18:35

No. I give you Margaret Thatcher and Liz Truss.

No doubt there are women who could do a good job, but being female isn't an automatic qualification

Donotpanicoknowpanic · 25/03/2025 18:33

You remind me of those women who when they want to make a point always start it with

"As a Mother"

As somehow them having children makes there opinion better than everyone else's

Even those who know more about the subject than they do

No I do not support your idea

You need a range of opinions and lifestyles

Else you end up with parties with some narrow minded people who only concentrate on certain aspects

ACynicalDad · 25/03/2025 18:32

I came here to say Liz Truss and I wasn’t the first.

MemorableTrenchcoat · 25/03/2025 18:30

No, I doubt it would be any better.

EmpressaurusKitty · 25/03/2025 18:28

SwanOfThoseThings · 25/03/2025 18:18

Mothers' party - it would probably result in further marginalisation of the childfree/childless who already do very badly out of the state compared to parents.

Yes. Also look what a disappintment the Women’s Equality Party turned out to be. It would, at the very least, need to be a party of women the sex, not people with a feminine gender identity.

Sakura7 · 25/03/2025 18:26

How bloody offensive.

You'd fit right in with Andrea Leadsom and JD Vance though.

Lentilweaver · 25/03/2025 18:25

No.

SwanOfThoseThings · 25/03/2025 18:24

Maggie Thatcher, Andrea Leadsom and not just to single out Tories, that incompetent liar Rachel Reeves. All mothers. All terrible.

HeddaGarbled · 25/03/2025 18:20

But ….. but ……. Liz Truss 😱

SwanOfThoseThings · 25/03/2025 18:18

Mothers' party - it would probably result in further marginalisation of the childfree/childless who already do very badly out of the state compared to parents.