Women's Equality Party
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Women's Equality Party
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| Abbreviation | WE (or WEP) |
| Leader | Sophie Walker |
| Founders |
Sandi Toksvig Catherine Mayer |
| Founded | 8 March 2015 |
| Headquarters | Studio 18, Blue Lion Place, London SE1 4PU, United Kingdom |
| Membership (July 2016) |
 65,000+ |
| Ideology | Feminism |
| Political position | Nonpartisan |
| Colours |
Purple |
| House of Commons |
0 / 650
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| House of Lords |
0 / 724
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| European Parliament |
0 / 73
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| Local government |
0 / 21,259
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| Website | |
| http://womensequality.org.uk/ | |
| TEDx talk by Sandi Toksvig | |
 A political party for women's equality via TEDx Talks on YouTube
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The Women's Equality Party is a political party in the United Kingdom that was conceived by Catherine Mayer and Sandi Toksvig at the Women of the World Festival 2015, when they concluded that there was a need for a political party in the United Kingdom to campaign for gender equality to the benefit of all. The launch meeting was 28 March 2015 under the title "The Women's Equality Party needs you. But probably not as much as you need the Women's Equality Party" following a proposal by Mayer. The party's full policy was launched by party leader, Sophie Walker, at Conway Hall, 20 October 2015.
On 2 March 2015, author and journalist Catherine Mayer attended a "Women in Politics" event at the Women of the World Festival (Purcell Room, Southbank Centre). The panel was chaired by Jude Kelly (Artistic Director, Southbank Centre), and the panel consisted of Katie Ghose (CEO, Electoral Reform Society), Margot James (Conservative), Stella Creasy (Labour) and Jo Swinson (Lib Dem). Having watched the panelists agreeing collegially with each other on almost every point Mayer stood up and said, "What about if I found a Women's Equality Party, tell you what, I'm going to go to the bar afterwards, anyone interested in discussing this come and see me."
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