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February 20, 2026European Journal of Political ResearchOpen Access

Women talking: Bringing the environment into UK parliamentary speeches

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HSHannah SalamonUniversity of Glasgow

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Analysis reveals women parliamentarians significantly address environmental issues in their speeches, suggesting implications for climate representation.

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore how women in the UK Parliament influence environmental discussions through their speeches.
  • Analysis of speeches from UK House of Commons (2010-2021)
  • Comparison of speech content between male and female MPs
  • Examination of environmental topics in non-environmental debates
  • Women MPs speak more about environmental issues compared to men
  • Women incorporate environmentalism into diverse parliamentary debates
  • Conservative women contribute more to environmental speeches than their male counterparts

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Hannah Salamon (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6997fa03ad1d9b11b3452dffhttps://doi.org/10.1017/s1475676526100747
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