IfG response to calls for balanced panels

Our aim is to achieve a good balance over the whole programme we pull together. So while 'men only' is a fair criticism of the event on Twitter I am chairing next month, our autumn programme as a whole has included Vicky Pryce on economics, Naomi Eisenstadt (and an all-women panel) on Sure Start, Caroline Lucas on being the only Green MP, and Sarah Wollaston and Baroness Brinton discussing candidate selection.