There is an article on the bbc, about how the number of MPs in parliament has risen by a 3rd:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32601280
which is great... but when you look at the numbers, there is a huge disparity between the parties.
Tory = 20%
Labour = 43%
SNP = 36%
Overall = 30%
It's not really a surprise - I didn't expect much better from the Tories, and Labour have had a strong female presence for a while.
But am I right in being worried about the implications of the ruling party only having 20% of female MPs? The last government was criticised for implementing policies that had the greatest negative impact on females. The pre-election scaremongering was all about cuts to child benefit, maternity pay, etc.
The coalition only had 15% (shocking, I never realised that at the time!), so it is an improvement. But still pretty pathetic, IMO.