The LGA Labour Women’s Taskforce was established in Spring 2018 to look at the challenges faced by women in local government, and what we in the LGA Labour Group can do to support women who want to become councillors and who are already councillors.
Just per cent of Labour council leaders are women, which when you think about it really isn’t good enough! We need to be making sure women in local government face as few barriers as possible to taking on leadership positions within councils, whatever they may be.
Since it’s establishment in 2018, the LGA Labour Women’s Taskforce has looked at a wide range of issues, such as parental leave for councillors, Labour Party rules, policies for councillors who have caring responsibilities, and how we can encourage more women to stand as Labour candidates in local elections. The Taskforce is continuing this work, as well as looking at issues such as how to make Labour Groups more inclusive, and ensuring that rules in Labour Party selections that relate to gender equality are enforced. The Taskforce is made up of women councillors from England and Wales.
We are currently scoping out how we wish to carry forward the work of the women’s taskforce. If you have any thoughts, please let [email protected] know.