Emily Owen, Labour candidate for Aberconwy
Ms Owen is a Labour Party candidate in the Aberconwy constituency at the United Kingdom general election 2017. During the election campaign she received significant press overeager following claim that she received sexist abuse.
Early life[edit]
Emily Owen is originally from Bury in Greater Manchester. She was elected to Conwy County Council aged 21 while studying at Bangor University.[citation needed]
2017 General Election campaign[edit]
Ms Owen stood against Conservative Welsh Minister Guto Bebb during the campaign. She received a number of sexist and abusive messages on social media before taking a stand. Her story was extensively covered in the national press and the abuse she suffered was widely condemned. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
References[edit]
- ↑ Christys, Patrick (2017-05-15). "'How many votes for a striptease?' Labour candidate Emily Owen victim of shocking sexism". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- ↑ "Labour candidate's 'fantastic' post after being bombarded with vile sexist messages". Evening Standard. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- ↑ "Labour Candidate Calls Out The 'Disgusting' Sexist Messages Men Have Been Sending Her". HuffPost UK. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- ↑ "Labour candidate Emily Owen slams trolls who bombarded her with sexist abuse - we reveal all". The Sun. 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- ↑ "22-year-old Labour candidate inundated with 'disgusting' messages about sex". The Independent. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- ↑ "Labour candidate receives torrent of online sexual harassment and abuse". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- ↑ Metro.co.uk, Charles White for (2017-05-15). "Labour candidate asked to strip and reveal her breast size in exchange for votes". Metro. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- ↑ "'How many votes for a striptease?' Labour candidate, 22, asked to perform sex acts". Dailystar.co.uk. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- ↑ Robbins, Josh (2017-05-15). "Labour candidate Emily Owen, 22, asked to perform sex acts for votes by trolls". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- ↑ "Labour candidate Emily Owen hits out at 'disgusting' sexism". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
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