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BBC News Published image captionTwo women were appointed as non-States members, compared to eight men More than twice the number of men than women were shortlisted for jobs as non-voting members of committees in the States of Guernsey. The shortlist was made up of 20 men and eight women, an Access to Public Information Request has revealed. Overall there were 74 applications from men and 27 from women. Lobby group Women in Public Life said the data showed a pattern where not enough women stand for public office, skewing the balance of politics. Non-States Members are people appointed to sit on political committees, but they do not have a vote on final decisions. ....