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Who to vote for as a feminist

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WorkingBling · 20/01/2015 11:27

I am really struggling ahead of the elections. I have decided that commitment to feminist principals needs to be a strong part of my voting decision making process. But I honestly am not sure this helps.

Lib dems have terrible track record and while I like nick's wife, I can't vote for a party where there's only one woman I am impressed by.

Instinctively i am more of a labour supporter but with the exception of Harriet H I honestly feel underwhelmed by their female representation and view on women.

This leaves the conservatives. There are a number of woman in the party who impress me. But Dave doesn't strike me as a man who really believes in feminist principals.

Help please. All you lovely informed women must have some thoughts.

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RoyallyFuckedOff · 20/01/2015 15:36

I was going to say Green but I actually didn't realise that was their stance on prostitution. Hmm

didyouwritethe · 20/01/2015 14:13

Green.

SanityClause · 20/01/2015 14:10

We are likely to have some kind of coalition government this time around, and so a bot for Green may well not be "wasted". If a few constituencies vote for a Green MP, they may hold the balance of power on some issues.

fustybritches · 20/01/2015 14:07

That's disappointing about the Greens and prostitution. I know our local candidate and think she's ace, so I'll still vote for them, it's a Tory safe seat unfortunately.

LightningOnlyStrikesOnce · 20/01/2015 13:11

x- post, no it was just me

LightningOnlyStrikesOnce · 20/01/2015 13:10

well, slightly off the angle anyway. Too tired to think.

TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 20/01/2015 13:10

Sorry, how have I veered off the feminist angle?

LightningOnlyStrikesOnce · 20/01/2015 13:09

There are a hell of a lot of issues up for debate in this election. Since the countess has also veered us off the feminist angle, please please let there be no one on the feminist boards voting ukip with their general idiocy possible plans for the nhs voxpoliticalonline.com/2015/01/20/what-was-that-about-the-nhs-again-nigel/

Amethyst24 · 20/01/2015 13:03

I think it has to go down to one's individual candidate and how likely they are to be a strong voice for women in parliament. Even if I didn't support Labour I would vote for Stella Creasey, for example. (At least i would if I lived in Walthamstow.)

TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 20/01/2015 13:03

I'm not going to vote Conservative again (have done in the past) because of the way cuts to public spending disproportionately affect women. They always will (well, unless society is completely redesigned) and low public spending is an essential part of Conservative ideology, and this government has not done what it could have to mitigate the effects on women.
This might not have bothered me so much in the past but increasingly I'm feeling that as a feminist my responsibility should be to poorer women who arguably suffer most from the patriarchy.

That narrows it down a bit.... but not much.....

PrivateSecretaryNetwork · 20/01/2015 12:57

What are Labour and the Conservatives' positions on prostitution? I can't find much online and I don't want to vote for a party that will legalise it.

FloraFox · 20/01/2015 12:46

The Greens and Lib Dems support legalisation / decriminalisation of prostitution, principally on an individual liberties basis. I'm definitely not voting for either of them.

cailindana · 20/01/2015 12:40

I started a thread on this a while back but then got entirely distracted. I recommend emailing candidates to suss them out - I did that for the European election and it helped me choose.

Namechangeyetagaintohide · 20/01/2015 12:30

I support the greens but I don't believe they could run the country.

So I don't know who to vote for.

ShirakawaKaede · 20/01/2015 12:23

Green would be my choice, my one reservation is that they support legalization of buying sex (personally I support Nordic model) - although whether they'd get that through is another matter. Other than that, I agree with most of their ideas.

TheCowThatLaughs · 20/01/2015 12:22

Green, but my vote will be "wasted"

ifyourehoppyandyouknowit · 20/01/2015 12:21

Following. I've voted Labour in the past but I'm feeling a bit underwhelmed by it all. Voting Green would be tricky, I don't even think we have a Green candidate where I live.

LightningOnlyStrikesOnce · 20/01/2015 12:17

Green for me too!

fustybritches · 20/01/2015 12:03

I'm voting Green

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