Analysis by the Yorkshire Post has found that York Outer is estimated to have the highest proportion of women of any seat in Yorkshire.
Recent months have seen a great deal of consensus on the main issues, with polling suggesting that both men and women view the cost of living and the NHS as their top priorities. However, when you dig deeper, there are more specific concerns that the main parties need to address. “Obviously, women are not one homogeneous group,” says Dr Stephenson, “but it’s important to recognise that women are differently situated in the economy and society”.
“Our public transport system isn’t set up to facilitate those sorts of trips,” says Dr Stephenson. “We still have the idea of the male as the default, and women as slightly unusual, rather than recognising that women make up more than half the population.