The campaign is actively supported by politicians from all parties including Caroline Nokes, Rupa Huq, Wendy Chamberlain, Jess Phillips and Ed Davey, and over the past 10 years has seen an increase in female participation in local and national politics.

In local elections, women in the 50:50 #SignUpToStand network were 30% more likely to get elected. In the 2019 general election, 50 of the women standing were part of 50:50 and nine won seats in the Commons. Of the 12 extra women elected to Westminster, six were part of 50:50. But there’s still plenty of change to come.

“Men still dominate the corridors of power. Only 12 extra women were elected to Westminster in 2019; at this rate, it will take until 2060 for women to have equal seats and equal say,” says Nicholl.

“50:50 wants men and women to forge the future together; we need around 100 more women to be elected to Westminster. And if the recent cabinet reshuffle, where men took on the top four roles is anything to go by, we can’t just sit by and hope. We need to act now.”

#AskHerToStand is the powerful campaign encouraging women to be part of government