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If you're involved in a Women in Politics Society, organise your events programme for the year ahead with Elect Her's resources.
Find inspiration and boost your society’s appeal with our suggested year of events, to help you and your members become more involved in politics.
If your university doesn’t already have a Women in Politics society, we’ve got some simple guidance on how to start your own below!
A Suggested Timeline for a Year of Activity for Women in Politics Societies in Scotland & Wales
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September
Start semester one by delivering a Start HERe workshop focused on Scotland or Wales in freshers week or the week following to explore the past, present and future of women’s political representation. Get your members talkative about why we need more young women involved, and what you can do as a collective in the year ahead.
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October
Get involved with the WIP National Student Conference! Here are some top tips to get as many of your society members attending:
Host a pre-conference networking event at your own university so that all attendees (or prospective) can mingle and get to know one another.
Make your presence heard! Post on socials and send emails to those you know are already attending.
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November
Work through the My Political Future toolkit together as a group to support one another as you each map out your next steps in getting politically active.
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December
As the year winds down, encourage your members to stay positive and politically active over the break with simple steps:
Switch your alarm to the radio in the morning. This is an easy way to stay informed, especially if you no longer have the university library to rush off to!
Go out and buy a newspaper instead of reading it off a screen.
Get your podcast walk on! Try listening to Electoral Dysfunction, Media Storm, Women with Balls, the Rest is Politics and Page 94 .
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January
Beat the winter blues and get your members cozied up with a book from our reading list! Start semester two with a book club on one of our suggested reads. The list contains a mixture of short to long, and fiction to non-fiction, so there’s plenty to choose from.
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February
With three months to go to the local elections, hear from your local candidates in your area by delivering your own hustings. We’ll give you everything you need to know to deliver the event, so your members can stay informed on what each candidate stands for. You can even centre the hustings on a specific theme that your society cares most about.
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March
It's International Women’s Month! Get your members ready to vote with our Demystifying Voting guide. Why not pair this with an informative social media campaign about why women’s participation in democracy is particularly important?
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April
Look at other ways you could get involved in the election together, and get your members clued up on what political parties they could join! Use our Political Party Handbooks to help your members decide on which most aligns with them - you could print these out and create small teams to talk through each guide together.
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June - August
Take time to rest and recharge! Reflect on how your year went as a society and make sure to relay this to the new incoming committee members, we’d love to get to know them ahead of next year. Reach out to other WIP societies too to reflect and plan for the year future.
A Suggested Timeline for a Year of Activity for Women in Politics Societies in England
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September
Start semester one by delivering a Start HERe workshop in freshers week or the week following to explore the past, present and future of women’s political representation in Scotland. Get your members talkative about why we need more young women involved, and what you can do as a collective in the year ahead.
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October
Get involved with the WIP National Student Conference! Here are some top tips to get as many of your society members attending:
Host a pre-conference networking event at your own university so that all attendees (or prospective) can mingle and get to know one another.
Make your presence heard! Post on socials and send emails to those you know are already attending.
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November
Work through the My Political Future toolkit together as a group to support one another as you each map out your next steps in getting politically active.
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December
As the year winds down, encourage your members to stay positive and politically active over the break with simple steps:
Switch your alarm to the radio in the morning. This is an easy way to stay informed, especially if you no longer have the university library to rush off to!
Go out and buy a newspaper instead of reading it off a screen.
Get your podcast walk on! Try listening to Electoral Dysfunction, Media Storm, Women with Balls, the Rest is Politics and Page 94 .
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January
Beat the winter blues and get your members cozied up with a book from our reading list! Start semester two with a book club on one of our suggested reads. The list contains a mixture of short to long, and fiction to non-fiction, so there’s plenty to choose from.
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February
Use our Political Party Handbooks to help your members decide on which most aligns with them - you could print these out and create small teams to talk through each guide together.
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March
It's International Women’s Month! Showcase some of the amazing women representing us in elected office by playing our videos of Women’s Stories. Pair this with a short PowerPoint outlining current gender representation in Britain and the challenges we still need to overcome to reach parity.
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April
Learn more together about what it’s like in elected office by hosting a screening of our webinars, Her Life in Politics as an MP and as a Councillor. Include a Q&A afterwards to talk through what you all thought, and whether stepping into elected office could be in the pipeline for your members.
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May
We know this time can be a busy period for students, and society activity may start to wind down. Why not use this moment to offer members a chance to write for our blog on their political action this year and plans for the future?
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June - August
Take time to rest and recharge! Reflect on how your year went as a society and make sure to relay this to the new incoming committee members, we’d love to get to know them ahead of next year. Reach out to other WIP societies too to reflect and plan for the year future.
The Women in Politics National Student Conference
This yearly conference brings Women in Politics Societies from across Britain’s Universities together to network, learn, and engage in politics and gender. Because the WIP network spans such a large geographical area, this Conference happens in multiple locations at the same time. So wherever you are based, there will be a Conference happening somewhere near you!
The National Women in Politics Student Conference was held for the first time in November 2025, with 12 WIP Societies and around 300 members in attendance across the regions. In 2025, Edinburgh University hosted for those in Scotland and northern England, and Kings College London hosted for those in Southern England.
Across both locations, there were three panels which were live-streamed to the other region. These panels featured a fantastic line-up of women working in politics, from councillors to those running to be Members of Parliament. Other features of the 2025 National WIP Student Conference included interactive workshops, one of which run by Elect Her, free food and drinks throughout the day, bespoke conference merchandise, and a post-conference networking drinks event.
Northern Conference: Winner of ‘Event of the Year’ at Edinburgh University Student Awards 2025/2026.
Southern Conference: Nominated for ‘Outstanding Activity’ at Birmingham University Guild Awards 2025/2026.
If you’re part of a university that has a Women in Politics Society but unsure whether they are involved in the upcoming Conference, reach out to the organisers to find out!
We're here to help. Reach out to our team and see how we can support you as you navigate our resources and plan for the year ahead.
Start your own Women in Politics Society.
Join the growing community of Women in Politics Societies that are empowering university students to get involved with politics and challenge the status quo. Here are some initial steps you can take to begin your own. Click through at the bottom to access a list of all the current Women in Politics society contact details across Britain!
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Get together a team of other students committed to help organise. This does not have to be big, but it must be motivated! This will form your committee. Most will have a committee of somewhere between 5-10, however some have more such as St Andrews WIP Society who have 19 hard-working women on their team.
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Check with your students’ union or association for the timetable of setting up a new society. This can vary depending on where you study, so make this a priority!
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Get your marketing, logo and name designed and ready to share. As you decide this, make sure there is not already a society at your university with a similar title or logo.
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Access a list of all the current Women in Politics Societies through the map and button below. This can be useful for inspiration on what direction to take your new society in, and to reach out to for any support you need.