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Australia: Rough side of politics 'keeps women away'

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The very low level of female representation in local government is possibly due to the ''rough'' and ''confronting'' nature of politics, which does not come naturally to women, the general manager of North Sydney Council says. ''The politics of local government can get very rough, and women may find that very confronting. It's not a woman's natural style of behaviour,'' Ms Holloway said.

To read the complete news story please visit The Sydney Morning Herald.

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The very low level of female representation in local government is possibly due to the ''rough'' and ''confronting'' nature of politics, which does not come naturally to women, the general manager of North Sydney Council says. ''The politics of local government can get very rough, and women may find that very confronting. It's not a woman's natural style of behaviour,'' Ms Holloway said.

To read the complete news story please visit The Sydney Morning Herald.

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