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During that period, she has broken many major stories and played an important role in making Westminster a more welcoming workplace. As part of our <i>Women in Westminster</i> series, we sat down with Donaldson to learn more about life in the Lobby</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-jess-taylor"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2023_12/1020x510_WiW_In_Conversation_Article_Header_Jess_Taylor_pwnwty.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2023_12/1020x510_WiW_In_Conversation_Article_Header_Jess_Taylor_pwnwty.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2023_12/1020x510_WiW_In_Conversation_Article_Header_Jess_Taylor_pwnwty.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Jess Taylor"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2023-12-18T08:00" title="18 December 2023 at 08:00">18 Dec 2023</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/tag/parliament.htm?filter=3022">Parliament</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By Total Politics Impact</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Total Politics Impact', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-jess-taylor">Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Jess Taylor</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-jess-taylor">Not everyone may know Jess Taylor’s name, but they will certainly have seen her work. As the House of Commons Photographer, she has captured some of the defining images of recent political times. 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As part of the <i>Women in Westminster</i> series, we sat down with <i>Civil Service World</i> co-editor Jess Bowie to learn how things have changed for female officials and why recognising the unsung heroes who keep the country running is more important than ever</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-carolyn-quinn"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2023_10/1020x510_WiW_In_Conversation_Article_Header_Carolyn_Quinn_lp6ncy.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2023_10/1020x510_WiW_In_Conversation_Article_Header_Carolyn_Quinn_lp6ncy.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2023_10/1020x510_WiW_In_Conversation_Article_Header_Carolyn_Quinn_lp6ncy.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Carolyn Quinn"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2023-11-02T09:00" title="02 November 2023 at 09:00">02 Nov 2023</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/tag/parliament.htm?filter=3022">Parliament</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By Total Politics Impact</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Total Politics Impact', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-carolyn-quinn">Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Carolyn Quinn</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-carolyn-quinn">The former presenter of Radio 4’s <i>The Westminster Hour</i>, <i>PM</i> and <i>Today</i> programmes possesses one of the most recognisable voices in British political broadcasting. As part of our <i>Women in Westminster</i> series, we sat down with Carolyn Quinn to discuss the changes she has seen in her career and to learn why she agreed to become a patron of <i>Women in Westminster: The 100</i></a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-abena-oppongasare-mp"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2023_09/1020X5_1_ujlktp.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2023_09/1020X5_1_ujlktp.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2023_09/1020X5_1_ujlktp.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Abena Oppong-Asare MP"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2023-10-18T09:00" title="18 October 2023 at 09:00">18 Oct 2023</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/tag/parliament.htm?filter=3022">Parliament</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By Total Politics Impact</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Total Politics Impact', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-abena-oppongasare-mp">Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Abena Oppong-Asare MP</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-abena-oppongasare-mp">Abena Oppong-Asare entered the House in 2019 and has rapidly progressed to her current role as Labour’s frontbench lead on women’s health and mental health issues. As part of our <i>Women in Westminster</i> series, <i>PoliticsHome</i> sat down with Oppong-Asare to find out more about why she sees diversity in politics as essential to our democracy</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-mhari-aurora"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2023_08/1020x510_WiW_In_Conversation_Article_Header_OTW_Mhari_Aurora_btx7ic.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2023_08/1020x510_WiW_In_Conversation_Article_Header_OTW_Mhari_Aurora_btx7ic.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2023_08/1020x510_WiW_In_Conversation_Article_Header_OTW_Mhari_Aurora_btx7ic.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Mhari Aurora"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2023-09-11T08:00" title="11 September 2023 at 08:00">11 Sep 2023</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/tag/parliament.htm?filter=3022">Parliament</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By Total Politics Impact</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Total Politics Impact', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-mhari-aurora">Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Mhari Aurora</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-mhari-aurora">Mhari Aurora is a familiar face on Sky News, often bringing viewers the first take on the big breaking overnight business and politics stories. As part of our <i>Women in Westminster</i> series, we sat down with Aurora to learn how an emerging generation of Lobby journalists is opening politics to new audiences</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-amy-rees"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2023_07/1020x510_WiW_In_Conversation_Article_Header_OTW_Amy_Rees_pfstwl.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2023_07/1020x510_WiW_In_Conversation_Article_Header_OTW_Amy_Rees_pfstwl.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2023_07/1020x510_WiW_In_Conversation_Article_Header_OTW_Amy_Rees_pfstwl.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Amy Rees"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2023-08-09T09:00" title="09 August 2023 at 09:00">09 Aug 2023</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/tag/parliament.htm?filter=3022">Parliament</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By Total Politics Impact</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Total Politics Impact', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-amy-rees">Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Amy Rees</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-amy-rees">Amy Rees’s entire career has been focused on delivering positive change for the people who live and work in UK prisons and in the community. As part of our <i>Women in Westminster</i> series, <i>PoliticsHome</i> sat down with the chief executive of HM Prisons and Probation Service to learn more about her journey from prison wing to Whitehall</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-baroness-benjamin"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2023_07/1020X5_1_dc14tj.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2023_07/1020X5_1_dc14tj.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2023_07/1020X5_1_dc14tj.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Baroness Benjamin"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2023-08-07T09:30" title="07 August 2023 at 09:30">07 Aug 2023</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/tag/parliament.htm?filter=3022">Parliament</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By Total Politics Impact</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Total Politics Impact', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-baroness-benjamin">Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Baroness Benjamin</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-baroness-benjamin">Baroness Floella Benjamin has spent a lifetime advocating for diversity and the rights of children. As part of our <i>Women in Westminster</i> series, <i>PoliticsHome</i> went through the Square Window with Baroness Benjamin to learn more about how positivity has powered her career in public life</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-dr-hannah-white-obe"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2023_06/1020x510_WiW_In_Conversation_Article_Header_j3sg0v.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2023_06/1020x510_WiW_In_Conversation_Article_Header_j3sg0v.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2023_06/1020x510_WiW_In_Conversation_Article_Header_j3sg0v.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Dr Hannah White OBE"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2023-06-08T08:00" title="08 June 2023 at 08:00">08 Jun 2023</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/tag/parliament.htm?filter=3022">Parliament</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By Total Politics Impact</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Total Politics Impact', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-dr-hannah-white-obe">Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Dr Hannah White OBE</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-dr-hannah-white-obe">Hannah White has spent a career dedicated to improving the way that government works. Now, as director of the Institute for Government, White provides an independent and knowledgeable voice that is helping shape a more modern and inclusive democracy. As part of our <i>Women in Westminster</i> series, we sat down with her to learn more about how she believes our politics needs to change</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-nickie-aiken"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2023_05/1020x510_WiW_In_Conversation_Article_Header_OTW_lhkiob.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2023_05/1020x510_WiW_In_Conversation_Article_Header_OTW_lhkiob.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2023_05/1020x510_WiW_In_Conversation_Article_Header_OTW_lhkiob.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Nickie Aiken MP"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2023-05-18T10:00" title="18 May 2023 at 10:00">18 May 2023</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/tag/parliament.htm?filter=3022">Parliament</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By Total Politics Impact</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Total Politics Impact', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-nickie-aiken">Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Nickie Aiken MP</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/women-westminster-conversation-nickie-aiken">Nickie Aiken entered Parliament in 2019. She has rapidly established a reputation as a passionate advocate for women’s health issues. As part of our <i>Women in Westminster</i> series, she sat down with <i>PoliticsHome</i> to share her experiences in politics so far, and her hopes for the future</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/women-westminster-100-2023-list-revealed"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2023_03/WiW_ajpd26.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2023_03/WiW_ajpd26.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2023_03/WiW_ajpd26.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Women in Westminster: The 100 2023 list is revealed"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2023-03-08T09:30" title="08 March 2023 at 09:30">08 Mar 2023</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/communities.htm">Communities</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/thehouse/peer/baroness-jenkin-of-kennington.htm">Baroness Jenkin of Kennington</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Baroness Jenkin of Kennington', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/women-westminster-100-2023-list-revealed">Women in Westminster: The 100 2023 list is revealed</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/women-westminster-100-2023-list-revealed">It is a tremendous privilege to be back this year for <i>The House</i> magazine's fourth instalment of <i>Women in Westminster: The 100</i>; celebrating the outstanding achievements of women around Westminster, who have demonstrated over the past year that they are not only influential in their own field but have the talent and platform to inspire the next generation to make a difference</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/women-public-affairs-get-room-things-happen"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2023_02/AdobeStock_369977292_qzuesf.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2023_02/AdobeStock_369977292_qzuesf.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2023_02/AdobeStock_369977292_qzuesf.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Women in Public Affairs: Get in the room where things happen"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2023-02-15T08:00" title="15 February 2023 at 08:00">15 Feb 2023</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/tag/parliament.htm?filter=3022">Parliament</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By Inflect Partners</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Inflect Partners', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/women-public-affairs-get-room-things-happen">Women in Public Affairs: Get in the room where things happen</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/women-public-affairs-get-room-things-happen">The pandemic has changed the way we work for good, but we must not let it roll back progress in securing equality and diversity in the workplace</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/women-in-westminster-85147"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2023_02/AdobeStock_97505840_hosmkd.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2023_02/AdobeStock_97505840_hosmkd.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2023_02/AdobeStock_97505840_hosmkd.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="What does an MP look like in 2023? 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I don’t remember the purpose of the zoom, but I do remember Chi saying that she had been told she, “didn’t look like an MP”. It is something many of us have been told, including me, and it begs the question, “what does an MP look like?”</a> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="paging"> <ul class="pagination"> <li class="on"> <a href="/hub/women-westminster-conversation?news_pg=1" class="on">1</a> </li> <li class=""> <a href="/hub/women-westminster-conversation?news_pg=2" class="">2</a> </li> <li class="next"> <a href="/hub/women-westminster-conversation?news_pg=2" class="next">></a> </li> <li class="last"> <a href="/hub/women-westminster-conversation?news_pg=2" class="last">>></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div><div class="col col--25"> <div class="news-title"> <span class="nt-cat h5">About Women in Westminster</span> </div> <div class="hub-side clearFix"> <div class="hs-logo"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/q_75,w_500,f_auto/v1/news/2023_08/WIW_2024_Logo_LockUp_FULL_COLOUR_amdzcg.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="Women in Westminster: In Conversation With"> 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