The last decade has seen significant breakthroughs for women in British politics. Many of the old organizational certainties have gradually been abandoned. This book traces the problems, and the progress, experienced by women as they have actively sought political power. Women in politics now have the potential to make more than just a symbolic difference. This book is intended for academics, students concerned with British politics and government, and those concerned with women's studies; political researchers and commentators; the informed general reader in politics, current affairs, and women's studies.