01268pab a2200169 454500 180718b2002 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Ward, Rachel Invisible women: the ;political roles of unionist and loyalist women in contemporary Northern Ireland 2002 p.1671-78. Jan This article provides some insight into the variety of political roles in which unionist and loyalist women engage. While they are still under-represented in the formal political sphere, their work ensures that the political parties and community organisations continue to function effectively. The parties' policies do little more than to encourage greater participation by women, which does not account for the barriers of time, money, stereotypical attitudes and self-confidence. However, the experience that unionist and loyalist women are gaining through their political participation suggest that in the future these women will be less content to remain in the background of politics. Their contribution is much more than `tea and buns and opening up halls'. - Reproduced. Women in politics - Northern Ireland Women in politics Parliamentary Affairs 52184 52184 52184 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 55, Issue no: 1 AR52614 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR