@ChrisMayLA6 I think the fact that women shy away from politics is a symptom, not the disease. The reasons women are put off also put off many men who would be excellent politicians, and are the same reasons that we have such a dreadful crop of politicians at the moment.
I myself was approached to stand as a candidate for Westminster, but there was no way I would put myself and my family through the kind of shit that MPs (or even unsuccessful candidates) have to endure.