




Further to recent news stories about large amounts of women MPs resigning - while women MPs tend to suffer more online and verbal abuse, and are therefore more likely resign because of it, there are actually proportionately less women resigning than men. (5/6)
Although, it is worth considering that resigning women MPs in the Conservative party are on average far younger and less experienced that resigning men of all parties. Full thread here (6/6): https://twitter.com/ketaki_zod/status/1192800993379045376
(PS: Google sheet of every MP standing down, with reasons, majorities, constituencies and gender is found here: http://bit.ly/MPsStandingDown2019 )