Sophie Walker

Sophie Walker
Leader of the Women's Equality Party
Assumed office
22 July 2015
Preceded by Sandi Toksvig (co-founder)
Catherine Mayer (co-founder)
Personal details
Born (1971-05-27) 27 May 1971
Nationality British
Political party Women's Equality Party
Spouse(s) Chris Naylor
Children 2 daughters, Grace (b. Dec 2001) and Betty (b. 2009)
and 2 step-sons
Alma mater City University London
Occupation Journalist and author
Website Official
External video
Press Association interview
with Sophie Walker
"Sandi Toksvig's Women's Equality Party name Sophie Walker as leader" via YouTube[1]

Sophie Walker (born 27 May 1971)[2] is the current leader of the UK's Women's Equality Party.[3][4] Walker was the unanimous choice of the steering committee and she will hold the position until elections in 2016.[5]

Previous career

Walker previously worked as a reporter and an editor for over a decade at Reuters. Her work as a journalist has seen her report on business, politics and trade in Paris, Washington and London and from Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.[4] She runs a blog about being the mother of a daughter with Asperger's syndrome,[6] which became a book, Grace Under Pressure.[7] She was also given an advocacy role with the National Autistic Society.[5]

Women's Equality Party

Walker told BBC Radio Wales Sunday Supplement programme that the party would be taking a non-partisan approach to elections, "We will be undertaking consultations with our members and deciding which seats to target."[8] Walker launched the party's policy at Conway Hall, 20 October 2015.[9][10]

Personal life

Walker is married to Chris Naylor, the chief executive officer of Barking and Dagenham council.[5] She has two girls Grace (born December 2001)[11] and Betty (born 2009),[12][13] and two step-sons by Naylor.[3]

Selected bibliography

Books

Articles

Other

References

  1. ↑ Sophie Walker (22 July 2015). Sandi Toksvig's Women's Equality Party name Sophie Walker as leader (YouTube). Press Association. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Walker, Sophie". Library of Congress. Retrieved 21 September 2015. data view screen (b. 5-27-1971)
  3. 1 2 Cohen, Claire (22 July 2015). "Watch out Cameron: Meet the leader of Britain's first feminist political party". The Telegraph (Telegraph Media Group). Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 Ridley, Louise (8 September 2015). "Women's Equality Party leader Sophie Walker wants to end culture of 'white men in suits'". The Huffington Post (The Huffington Post Media Group). Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 Cocozza, Paula (28 August 2015). "Women's Equality party founders: 'It needed doing. So we said, "Let's do it"'". The Guardian (Guardian Media Group). Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Walker, Sophie. "Grace under pressure (blog)". blogger.com. Blogger. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  7. ↑ Walker, Sophie (2012). Grace under pressure: going the distance as an Asperger's mum. London: Hachette Digital. ISBN 9781405516082.
  8. ↑ Staff writer (25 July 2015). "Women's Equality Party to field candidates in assembly elections". BBC news: Wales politics (BBC). Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Women's Equality Party announces first policies and campaigns". Women's Equality Party. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  10. ↑ Minter, Harriet (21 October 2015). "The Women's Equality Party launch is not a moment too soon". The Guardian (Guardian Media Group). Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  11. ↑ Walker, Sophie (31 July 2011). "Grace under pressure: welcome to the world baby girl". blogger.com. Blogger. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  12. ↑ Walker, Sophie (11 July 2011). "Grace under pressure: the horror, the horror". blogger.com. Blogger. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  13. ↑ Walker, Sophie (2012), "The horror, the horror", in Walker, Sophie, Grace under pressure: going the distance as an Asperger's mum, London: Hachette Digital, ISBN 9781405516082

External links

Party political offices
Preceded by
Catherine Mayer and Sandi Toksvig
as co-founders		 Leader of the Women's Equality Party
2015 - inaugural party election 		Incumbent
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