Andreea Chirvase

  • Degree: BA Criminology
  • Placement organisation: The Social Action and Research Foundation
  • Project: Women and Ethnic Minorities at Westminster

Andreea's project aimed to look into the representation of women and ethnic minorities in Parliament following the 2010 British General Election.

The topic is a rather controversial and sensitive one, which only made it more challenging when it came to analysing data and drawing conclusions.

Andreea Chirvase / BA Criminology

Andreea's analysis revealed small, but steady increases in the numbers of ethnic minorities and women MPs when looking at the other General Elections.