Why are women voters moving to the left?
March 9, 2023
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<p>Women have <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/conservatives/2023/02/conservatives-done-enough-women" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">turned away</a> from the Conservative Party over the past few decades, who since 2010 have been more likely to vote for Labour. The Conservatives’ failure to support women – who are bearing the brunt of the cost-of-living crisis – has not helped things.</p><br /><p>Anoosh Chakelian, Zoë Grünewald and Rachel Wearmouth discuss why the Tories have failed to win over female voters, the rise of <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/quickfire/2023/02/rishi-sunak-beware-prosecco-mums" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newly politicised</a> mums, and how gender equality has been weaponised to fuel the culture wars.</p><br /><p>Then in You Ask Us a listener asks why Labour has never elected a female leader.</p><br /><p>If you have a question for You Ask Us, go to newstatesman.com/youaskus</p><br /><p>This week we’ve been celebrating our women writers from around the world. Read more <a href="http://newstateswoman.com/women" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here.</a></p><br /><p>Subscribers can get an ad free version of the NS Podcast on the <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Statesman app</a></p><p> </p><p>Podcast listeners can subscribe to the <em>New Statesman</em> for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special offer. Just visit <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/podcastoffer</a>. </p><p> </p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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