Virginia Crosbie
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Virginia Crosbie is Director of Women2Win,[1][2] Vice Chair of Conservative Women in Parliament Group,[3] and Conservative Party Forum Champion for Social Mobility.[4]
Early life[edit]
Crosbie started her career in the pharmaceutical industry working at GlaxoWellcome, then joined UBS and HSBC as a healthcare financial analyst at director level.[5] She also worked as a dolphin trainer for Terry Nutkins (Animal Magic, BBC1).[6]
She attended Colchester County High School for Girls, followed by Queen Mary University of London, where she specialised in Microbiology. She also holds a Diploma in Management Studies from the University of Westminster, attended the Corporate Finance Programme at the London Business School and holds an Award in Education and Training from Kensington and Chelsea College.
Political career[edit]
Crosbie stood for election as the Conservative candidate in Rhondda in the 2017 general election.[7][8][9] She was not elected but achieved the greatest swing in Conservative votes in the country, an increase of 58%.[10][11]
In June 2017, she became director of Women2Win,[12] a group co-founded by Anne Jenkin and Theresa May[13] to get more Conservative women into Parliament. She spoke on behalf of the group at the 2018 Conservative Party Conference.[14] Crosbie was also part of the 2018 Tory 'Power Pose' phenomenon[15][16] and was a panellist at Women@TUoS.[17]
In November 2018, Crosbie started work as the Senior Researcher for Economic Empowerment for the MP Maria Miller.[18]
In January 2019, Virginia was elected Vice Chair of the Conservative Women in Parliament Group. She was also elected Deputy Chair Political for the Kensington, Chelsea & Fulham Conservative Association in 2017.[19][20]
Charity work[edit]
She is a development coach at Parent Gym, and volunteers on the NSPCC Events Committee[21] and the Rugby Portobello Trust Fundraising Committee.
Crosbie has organised entrepreneur events in North Kensington for Make It Your Business,[22] a nationwide initiative encouraging and supporting women to start their own businesses, and is the MIYB Champion for Kensington.[23] Coverage of these sessions has featured in Grenfell Support Newsletters.[24][25][26]
She was a governor at the Hammersmith Academy, and the Ark Brunel Primary Academy in North Kensington.[27]
Writing[edit]
Crosbie has written for ConservativeHome, Local Government Chronicle, Reaction and The Independent.
- The Independent, 3 Oct 2017: Forget Twitter – the Conservative Party conference is where the real debate happens[28]
- The Independent, 6 Feb 2018: The number of female Tory MPs has almost quadrupled since 2005 – and all we did was ask[29]
- Local Government Chronicle, 12 Sept 2018: In elections, women must be asked[30]
- Reaction, 10 Nov 2018: The gender pay gap has not improved since last year’s Equal Pay Day[31]
- ConservativeHome, 26 Jan 2019: Mentoring is a very Conservative way to change someone’s life[32]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Virginia Crosbie: Mentoring is a very Conservative way to change someone's life". Conservative Home. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ↑ "The number of female Tory MPs has almost quadrupled since 2005 – and all we did was ask". The Independent. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ↑ Crosbie, Virginia (2019-01-29). "Proud to be elected Vice Chair Campaigning new 'Conservative Women in Parliament Group' bringing women from both Houses together. Powerful speeches from @PennyMordaunt @Helen_Whately promoting an economic empowerment strategy for women to level the playing field. @Conservativespic.twitter.com/AsIiBnPgG0". @VirginiaCrosbie. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ "People | The Conservative Policy Forum". www.conservativepolicyforum.com. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ "Why Virginia wants to help more women make it in political circles". Gazette. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ↑ "Virginia Crosbie". The Conservative Policy Forum. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ Houghton, Tom (2017-05-12). "Who are the candidates standing in Rhondda?". walesonline. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ↑ "Karen Welman joins a panel to discuss female entrepreneurship". Pearlfisher. 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ↑ Bloom, Dan (2017-06-07). "Here is every single 2017 general election candidate in a plain text list". The Mirror. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ↑ "Rhondda General Election Result Live". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ↑ "Rhondda parliamentary constituency - Election 2017". Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ↑ "Virginia Crosbie". Women2Win. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ Sheffield, University of. "Women and Leadership Opportunities, obstacles and achievements: experiences from a political sphere - News - Faculty of Arts and Humanities - Faculties - The University of Sheffield". www.sheffield.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ↑ Women2Win Org (2018-10-05), Virginia Crosbie at Conservative Party Conference 2018, retrieved 2018-11-05
- ↑ "A Particularly Virulent Strain Of The Tory 'Power Pose' Has Gone Local". HuffPost UK. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ↑ "Voters join in with bizarre 'Tory power pose' as they hit the polls today". The Sun. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ↑ Sheffield, University of. "Women political leaders shared their experience at Women@TUoS lecture - Latest news - Staff - The University of Sheffield". www.sheffield.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ Miller, Maria; Crosbie, Virginia. "Maria Miller & Virginia Crosbie: In elections, women must be asked". Local Government Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ↑ "People | Kensington, Chelsea & Fulham". www.kcfc.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ "People | Women2Win". www.women2win.com. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ↑ "Gala invitation 30th September". LinkedIn.
- ↑ "Virginia Crosbie – Make It Your Business". Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ "Virginia Crosbie – Make It Your Business". Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ↑ "Grenfell Support News Issue 53" (PDF). Grenfell Support. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- ↑ "Grenfell Support News Issue 57" (PDF). Grenfell Support. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- ↑ "Grenfell Support News Issue 55" (PDF). The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ↑ "Ark Brunel Primary Academy - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ "Forget Twitter – the Conservative Party conference is where the real debate happens". The Independent. 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ↑ "The number of female Tory MPs has almost quadrupled since 2005 – and all we did was ask". The Independent. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ↑ Miller, Maria; Crosbie, Virginia. "Maria Miller & Virginia Crosbie: In elections, women must be asked". Local Government Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ↑ "The gender pay gap has not improved since last year's Equal Pay Day". Reaction. 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ↑ "Virginia Crosbie: Mentoring is a very Conservative way to change someone's life". ConservativeHome. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
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