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Many of the most reflective interviews in the Ministers Reflect series are those by former women ministers. Researchers have argued that ministerial roles ‘are gendered’ and that ‘gender enters into the recruitment of ministers’ and the formation of cabinets.
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The Ministers Reflect Archive of Interviews Published by the Institute for Government
Baroness Anelay, 2018. 26 June.
Margaret Beckett, 2016. 12 July.
Hazel Blears, 2021. 29 November.
Tracey Crouch. 2019. 10 July.
Caroline Dinenage, 2022. 14 June.
Lynne Featherstone, 2015. 7 July.
Justine Greening, 2018. 1 May.
Harriet Harman, 2017a. 19 May.
Patricia Hewitt, 2016. 11 July.
Jacqui Smith, 2016. 2 June.
Margot James, 2021. 8 January.
Tessa Jowell, 2016. 12 July.
Andrea Leadsom, 2020. 29 October.
Maria Miller, 2022. 29 June.
Nicky Morgan, 2016. 19 December
Estelle Morris, 2021.17 November.
Amber Rudd, 2020a. 1 December.
Caroline Spelman, 2015. 19 November.
Jo Swinson, 2015. December.
Kitty Ussher, 2016. 16 June.
Theresa Villiers, 2016. 15 November.
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Andrews, L. (2024). Gender and Ministering?. In: Ministerial Leadership. Understanding Governance. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50008-4_10
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