Labour stalwart Harriet Harman has said the party has a 'woman problem' as she begins a new chapter of her life without her husband and MP Jack Dromey
"We were together for 47 years, which is an incredibly long time to share your political journey and your life's journey with somebody," she said.
"And you know, people say 'oh, now that you're on your own'. I'm not with Jack anymore, but I'm not on my own. I've got my children, I've got my friends, I've got my work colleagues." One of parliament's most prominent feminists, Ms Harman became an MP when 97% of the Commons was male - and now it is at an all-time high as 35% of MPs are women, most on the Labour benches.
"We've certainly got a woman problem in terms of never having a woman leader, which is downright embarrassing," she said.Harriet Harman said the Labour Party has a 'woman problem'The MP told Beth Rigby Interviews she was sexually harassed as a trainee solicitor and"like every schoolgirl" she was"always looking over [her] shoulder" as she walked down the street.
She said back then there was no complaints procedure and she had to continue working alone in the same room with him but women today are"rightly saying 'we're not going to put up with this anymore'". "I stand behind the Gender Recognition Act. So as far as I'm concerned, women are women who are born women, but women are also women who are trans women," she said.
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