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She Should Stand
Are you thinking of running for the LWN Committee? I do hope so! We’re a great bunch of people who are working hard together to achieve equality for women in...
Women’s Labour Party History Found In A Londis
On June 1st Brighton and Hove Labour were proud to launch their campaign for a blue plaque to honour Margaret Bondfield the first woman cabinet minister in Britain.
2013 Round Up
2013 has been an incredible year for LWN. From training, to political conferences to trade union affiliations - this has been one of the busiest years in our history.  We...
Putting Women at The Heart of Strategy
As you know next month will see LWN's second national political day, Foundations for Victory which will bring together women from across the Labour movement. 
Upcoming Selections
Take a look at upcoming Labour Party Parliamentary selections and remember if you're thinking of standing for selection apply for our candidate training.
Labour women make strategy, not tea!
As Jacqui Smith pointed out the other day, Labour’s advances in gender equality are good, but they are not yet great. 44% of the Shadow Cabinet is impressive – as are the...
What the reshuffle means for Labour women
In the week that David Cameron failed to promote any more women to the cabinet it’s great to see Ed Miliband giving more women places at the cabinet table and...
This is a good week for Labour women – but the party can and must do more
I’m enormously proud of my Party – the Labour shadow cabinet now has 44% women compared to a Tory Cabinet which still has only 4 women. In this week’s reshuffle...
Building the Foundations for Victory
Fresh from a week by the seaside with not even time to stop for an ice cream, with the days getting shorter, topped off with a week of Tories on...
Our Friends in the North
The summer holidays might soon be over, but here at LWN we've only had time for a quick spot of sunbathing, as we've been busy getting ready for a September...