Women2Win is a mentoring and pressure group within the British
Conservative Party that promotes the election of more Conservative women
MPs and increased involvement of Conservative women in public life.
Women2Win was founded in 2005 by
Theresa May
Theresa Mary May, Lady May (; née Brasier; born 1 October 1956) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2016 to 2019. She previously served in David Cameron's cabi ...
(who subsequently became Prime Minister) and by
Anne Jenkin
Anne Caroline Jenkin, Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (born 8 December 1955) is a Conservative member of the House of Lords.
Early life
Jenkin was born Anne Caroline Strutt on 8 December 1955 to the Hon. Charles Richard Strutt and the Hon. Jean El ...
(who became Baroness Jenkin of Kennington).
In 2018, Theresa May launched Women2WinWales at the Welsh Conservative Party Conference, launching the campaign to elect the first female Welsh Conservative MP.
When Women2Win was founded there were 17 Conservative women MPs (9% of the parliamentary party) and by 2018 this had increased to 67 (20%);
[ the work of Women2Win and of Theresa May in particular have been credited for contributing to this trend.]
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Conservative Party
Organisations associated with the Conservative Party (UK)
2005 establishments in the United Kingdom
Feminist organisations in the United Kingdom
Organizations established in 2005
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