16 men and 3 women

[Tombero]

The Guardian has published a photo showing Downing Street staff enjoying drinks in the garden in May 2020 possibly breaching lockdown. This is being disputed and we are told that staff were in fact working.

Setting the lockdown breach aside, I find it very depressing that it looks as though the Downing Street staff comprised of 16 men and possibly 3 women (there are 2 people sitting on the grass, one of whom may be a woman, there is one standing and Carrie Johnson appears to be there.)

It just highlights to me how underrepresented women still are.

I’ve not tried to do a link before, but if it doesn’t work it’s right on the front of the Guardian website.

www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/dec/19/boris-johnson-and-staff-pictured-with-wine-in-downing-street-garden-in-may-2020

news.sky.com/story/clap-for-the-nhs-boris-johnson-joins-nationwide-applause-on-health-services-birthday-12021869

Depends what field you take

NHS seems to be heavily underrepresented by men

Women are seriously underrepresented in Parliament

I'll bet you find that the proportion of men in health rises as you rise up the ranks

The choices our children take are heavily influenced by gender expectations

Not just gender expectations.
Also how male dominated environments are not attractive to young women at the age when they are picking A Level and uni courses. They just can’t see themselves enjoying being on a male dominated course/ workplace.

Look at it another way - only 3 women breaking the government's own coronavirus restrictions, while 16 men did.

I think the hours worked in that environment must make it pretty unattractive / closed to many women.

That sex ratio sounds much more like a work meeting than a party, where you would expect the staff to bring their partners, therefore achieving 50/50. Perhaps they were telling the truth after all!

The women are probably still in the office. Working.

@viques

The women are probably still in the office. Working.

Women like Allegra Stratton?

I wonder how many of the men or women went to a state school. I would guess none.

I wonder how many play a part in raising children too? I often think that their education of boarding school to Oxbridge colleges is part of the reason minsters have no clue about schools and how it spreads into the community.

Maybe OP should step up and run for MP.

Speaking seriously though, I’ve never come across as many women as men who lean towards being interested in conservative politics. There seem to be a lot more liberal women.

I’m not talking about women married to conservative men etc or women in those circles, but actually those who are politically involved or very interested in policies etc.