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Christine Jardine
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Christine Anne Jardine (born 24 November 1960) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician serving as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Women and Equalities, the Cabinet Office and Scotland since July 2022. She was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh West in 2017.
Quotes
It is entirely unacceptable that in 2019 women and girls are still paying more than men for basic products, such as razors and deodorant. Products marketed at women are on average considerably more expensive than those marketed at men. Often the only difference is the colour, yet this unfair price gap will have a significant financial impact on a woman over the course of her life. My bill would remove this outdated and sexist tax on women once and for all.
'Sexist' shopping tax targeted by Lib Dem MP's bill BBC News (5 March 2019)
I always liked knowing how things worked.
Standing on the Shoulders of a Computer NASA (29 March 2013)
Maybe I just didn’t pay attention to it.
I just saw it for the thirteenth time the night before last.
We went to the same church in Washington for 50 years.
You have to be ready when the opportunity presents itself.
I fell in love with applied mathematics. The class triggered her lifelong fascination with the connection between math and our physical universe. That’s where my passion lies.
I cut it open to figure out why she talked.
I’d rather be outside playing with the boys than inside with my doll.
I wanted to skate and ride my bike.
If I hadn’t taken all those extra math classes in college, I would not have gotten that position.
Why is it that the women and men who come in with the same background are assigned different jobs?
NASA engineer’s talk at Sweet Briar sheds light on true story behind ‘Hidden Figures’Nasa (23 February 2018)
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Category:1960 births
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Category:Politicians from Scotland
Category:Liberal Democrats (UK) politicians
Category:Women politicians in the United Kingdom
Category:Women born in the 1960s