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

[Cathyinsurrey]

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?

Absolutely not. What makes you think that being a mother would make the world of difference? There are already women in politics who are mothers and still bad at their job - Rachel Reeves being one of them.

This is awesome but even this article says in the corporate world you are not ways getting these women leaders because of how men/women usually view leadership differently.

I wasn't advocating for this. It's a debate and discussion asking for opinions. It is "mum's net" after all. The majority of people here one might assume are women and mothers. But that may not be the case. There may be more non mothers and men here. Does anyone have the website demographics?

The consensus appears to be
A party of women who are mothers would not be acceptable or better
A party of women would not be acceptable or better
Women in politics named appears to be only in the negative

What women in politics do you admire?

What makes you think that a mother led party would be any different than the ones already in Parliament - who have mothers in them.

That would be a flat no.

A hell of a lot of mothers on here are all for the cuts to PIP

Yes it does and that's what I tell my children but curiously it doesn't apply to my own mother 😂

There is no doubt in my mind, NONE, that if Hillary Clinton had assumed the American presidency in 2017 instead of Donald Trump, America - and the entire world - would be better off.
I imagine a party of all women would be better, but of course would have flaws of its own. It would more interested in humanity and less interested in machinery and profit. But you probably know that already.

Farage has set you all to rights. According to him white men do so well because they make sacrifices that women don't. Unfortunately ladies, Farage doesn't think you have what it takes to get to the top.

No. There’s already comments that Labour has to have a female leader next, regardless of the quality of the MPs available to stand. I’d love Labour to have a female leader/PM but I can’t see any women emerging as people I’d like to vote for.

Oh goodness, I came on to say Margaret Thatcher, Liz Truss and raise you Priti Patel, Suella Braverman and the loathsome Leadsom. God we've had a shower...

Honestly, I think it's offensive to imply that people without kids are somehow less able to be decent. Patently, being a mother guarantees nothing.

I think if we had women in the positions of power, it would be a very different place.

Obviously there are some exceptions and women don’t all share a single opinion. But on the whole, women are less driven by testosterone and I think would make different choices.

The problem with this however, that really you’d need women who hadn’t spent their lives trying to succeed while surrounded by the patriarchy. Because thriving in these kinds of male-dominated industries inevitably means that you absorb and display male-type behaviours as that’s the only possible way to succeed.

The other problem would be getting the rest of the male-dominated world to take us seriously.

So hypothetically and on a purist level I’d say women would make different decisions, would be less interested in power, and would be less corrupt. On a realistic level you’d never really get the best possible results because of the prior influence of men.

I don’t think specifically mothers, but I do think women in general would probably make the world a more balanced place.

no! why on earth would that be a good idea, have you been on MN before? sure all women and mums are perfectly sane rational people, since when?

Here in the UK, we tried this decades ago. It didn't work out well. The mother didn't even seem that bothered when her adult son went missing in the desert. She stayed as Prime Minister. Before anyone reacts to this suggesting that I'm being discriminatory, I would have expected a father to show concern too in the same circumstances.

I thought she was very bothered when he went missing, but I didn't expect her to resign over it.

Isnt it a bit late to be writing your Alevel politics essay OP?

I do think more women would be a good thing for balance, but I don’t see why they have to be mothers.

So irritating when those with children have this idea that they’re superior to anyone without.

I suggest we remind ourselves of Barbara Castle as an example of an extraordinary female politician - responsible for Carers' Allowance & Child Benefit legislation just for a start, a stalwart supporter of women and equal pay and much more.

Can't think of any contemporary politicians with anything like her track record or her fabulous dress sense!

Being a mother simply means you used your reproductive organs. It doesn't suddenly mean you're a better, more intelligent person with leadership abilities, any more than a man who becomes a father.
As others have said we've had mothers as Prime Ministers and I can't say the country was better with them at the helm, in many cases it became worse.

Mothers? No. You’re not a better person because you’re a mother - an arsehole who has a baby is still an arsehole - and it’s not true that parents care more about children in general than non-parents. That’s a really unpleasant view you subscribe to there, and it’s not borne out by evidence or experience.

The two most entitled selfish people I know are both women with four children each.

Actually finally employing merit selection in selecting political candidates would make a massive difference. I don’t think any party has ever achieved that.