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In this episode of Birkbeck Voices, we're joined by Sarah Childs, Professor of Politics and Gender at Birkbeck. Professor Childs discusses the benefits of equal gender opportunity in parliament, the current system of quotas for women in politics and a report she recently put forward that recommends a change to the law on job-sharing for MPs. She has worked extensively on representation theory and policies surrounding gender politics and currently advises the new Commons Reference Group on Representation and Inclusion(http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/other-committees/reference-group-representation-inclusion/). Find out more about studying politics at Birkbeck: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/study/2018/undergraduate/programmes/UUBAPOLT_C Birkbeck Voices, the podcast series from Birkbeck, University of London, brings you interviews with our academics, students, alumni and wider community. We cover the latest research and inspiring events taking place at the College and find out more about t