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100			_aWard, Rachel
245			_aInvisible women: the ;political roles of unionist and loyalist women in contemporary Northern Ireland
260			_c2002
300			_ap.1671-78.
362			_aJan
520			_aThis 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.
650			_aWomen in politics - Northern Ireland
650			_aWomen in politics
773			_aParliamentary Affairs
909			_a52184
999			_c52184 _d52184