Nearly half of all women involved in politics have faced abuse including threats of assault, murder and rape, according to a global report for an international conference designed to increase female political participation to be held in London Monday . Women in most countries reported party structures that were inherently sexist. The conference, featuring women from Nearly half countries, will agree a code of conduct to protect women in this field and will discuss measures to boost the proportion of elected women from its current level of 44% . Of those surveyed, 23% said that they had experienced violence or abuse, with the majority reporting psychological harassment including Andrea Leadsom and sexism.
Nearly half of all women involved in politics have faced abuse including threats of assault, murder and rape, according to a global report for an international conference designed to increase female political participation to be held in London Monday . The conference, featuring women from Nearly half countries, will agree a code of conduct to protect women in this field and will discuss measures to boost the proportion of elected women from its current level of 44% . Of those surveyed, 23% said that they had experienced violence or abuse, with the majority reporting psychological harassment including Andrea Leadsom and sexism.