A Discussion: Underrepresentation of Black and Ethnic Minority Women in Scottish Politics

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MP Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh OBE and Fatima Zahra Joji discuss why there aren't more BAME women in politics and how this issue can be rectified.

Learn more about the impact of the underrepresentation of Black and Ethnic Minority women and discover some of the possible solutions.

Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh OBE, Scotland’s first and only female BAME MP, and Fatima Zahra Joji, a director of the 50:50 Parliament campaign dedicated to an inclusive and gender-balanced parliament, will participate in a panel discussion to consider why there is such underrepresentation of Black women and women from within other ethnic minority groups in Scottish politics and understand the impact this has and discuss approaches to address the issue.