Chris Stafford, University of Nottingham Boris Johnson’s ascension to the job of British prime minister is the culmination of years of scheming and plotting. His buffoonish exterior hides a calculatin…
Theresa May calls for more parental leave for dads, where is Australia on it?
In Theresa May’s final days as UK prime minister she’s been talking less about Brexit and more about reforming paid parental leave, particularly to make it easier for fathers to stay home with a new c…
Where art thou? Women at G20 remain a ridiculous rarity
The saying goes that a picture paints a thousand words but, really, the pictures from the annual G20 Summit, held in Japan this year, paint a picture that can be summed up with far fewer than a thousa…
God Save the Queen, Theresa May & Meghan Markle: Cyclone Trump hits Britain
Donald Trump has once again rejected any semblance of presidential norms during his current State Visit to Britain. In fact, his gross belligerence started before he even touched down on UK soil. On T…
Theresa May to go: ‘It’s in the best interests of the country’
She was handed the most difficult of tasks and she pursued it for almost three years, but tonight Theresa May has finally declared that time is up on her leadership, and on her personal pursuit of ach…
‘It is my duty to deliver. I intend to do so’: Theresa May we don’t know how you do it
British Prime Minister Theresa May lost a parliamentary vote on her Brexit plan by a humiliating margin, before going on to survive a no-confidence motion in her government by just over a dozen votes.…
Theresa May retains the calm as she survives confidence vote
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has survived a confidence vote on her leadership of the Conservative Party, hanging on 200 votes to 117 for an 83 count majority. Having kept her cool and calm for a numb…
Just two women featured in this G20 photo showing depressing state of leadership
The above picture featuring just two women tells it all on the representation of women in global leadership: we’re just not seeing enough long-lasting change. It’s the lowest number of wom…
Theresa May hasn’t fallen off a Glass Cliff, yet. Nor has she been tempted to resign
Google Theresa May together with Glass Cliff and the search engine returns 29,000 results. The UK Prime Minister has, since she was elevated to the top job following the Brexit vote, became the prime …
Parliament has ‘one arm tied behind its back’ if women are a rare sight: Theresa May
More women in elected offices means women’s issues are better heard and will lead to a greater emphasis on improving girls education, childcare, women’s health and preventing gender-based …
