I facilitated 4 workshops, met incredible women who are currently serving as councillors, and spent time with countless brilliant women who I have no doubt are already making and will continue to make - a huge difference in their communities.

Every workshop was different, but one thing really stayed with me: the questions women brought with them.

The Women’s Democracy Group heads to the Lords today and what unites us is one aim: a Parliament that looks like the country it serves, and a politics that people can enter with full support, knowing they are safe.

That is why we are heading to the Lords…

This week MPs passed the Representation of the People Bill, the biggest overhaul of election law in a generation. And change is coming!

There is real progress. And there is more to do!

What if politics felt like somewhere you were allowed to learn, rather than somewhere you were expected to arrive knowing everything?

Before joining us for three weeks, our intern Elise describes domestic politics as a “rabbit hole” - complicated, intimidating and difficult to know how to enter.

What does it take to feel you belong in politics? Melody, one of our summer interns, reflects on London, confidence and access. She reflects on why belonging and fear are powerful emotions, neither of which should be overlooked when discussing why we have a male-dominated politics in the UK.

The abuse facing women in public life is real - but so is the change we can all make. In her latest blog, our CEO Hannah Stevens writes on why safety is finally taking its place at the heart of democratic reform, and the hope she finds in the women stepping forward, at every level, to build a kinder, safer politics.

The Women's Democracy Group has written to Andy Burnham MP to set out why women's equal participation must be at the heart of any programme of democratic renewal.

Welsh politics does not usually move quickly. That is why the 2026 Senedd election felt so extraordinary. A new voting system, an expanded Senedd, the rise of Reform UK, and the dramatic decline of Welsh Labour combined to create one of the most significant political moments in Wales since devolution.

Ultimately, I loved this panel because it gave young women a voice in the fight against misogyny. As a young woman myself, it can sometimes feel as though others are determining and writing our own narrative.

I didn't choose politics. Politics found me, quietly and gradually, through ordinary moments I didn't recognise as significant until much later.

Amanda Amaeshi shares her experience facilitating our recent Be a Councillor workshops, what she learnt in the process and why she encourages you to consider becoming a councillor in Scotland.

On a sunny summer evening in Westminster, I was lucky enough to attend this panel. Overall a really illuminating discussion!

The 2026 elections delivered three very different stories - in Wales, women came within touching distance of parity in the Senedd, In Scotland, there are fewer women MSPs than there were after the 2021 election, whilst in England's local elections, women made up just 33% of those elected…

We work with women who care deeply about their communities and want to make a difference. We also hear, about the barriers that make that harder.

That's why we provided evidence to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee's inquiry into modernising elections…

When I first stepped into the world of local government, I knew I wanted to make a tangible difference in my community.

What I didn’t fully anticipate was just how much that journey would transform me personally.

The underrepresentation of women in elected office is widely debated. But social class rarely gets the same attention.

Fewer politicians now come from working-class jobs in trades, retail, care work, and more come from professional and political careers.

Rachel, Yvette, Angela, Shabana, Miatta - why do these names so rarely appear when Britain talks about political leadership?

Listen to the conversations about Labour’s future - on panels, in columns, across Westminster gossip - and the same names surface again and again. Keir. Wes. Andy.

As a young woman interested in politics and representation, it was powerful to witness a space that felt both ambitious and inclusive - one that showed leadership does not have to rely on confrontation to be effective.

For the first time in a century, we face the very real prospect of women’s political representation going backwards.

Progress that took generations to build can be undone far more quickly than many people realise.

Last year we submitted evidence to the Senedd’s Dignity and Respect Inquiry, with Hannah, our CEO, also giving oral evidence to the Committee.

The report’s just published, recommending reforms to strengthen complaints processes and workplace culture in the Senedd🫶💪