Violence Against Women in Politics

A study conducted by local academics in San Diego County found that elected officials, especially women, are increasingly becoming targets of intimidation and threats on social media.– Researchers reviewed the Twitter accounts of elected officials da

ELECTION stakeholders have red-flagged biased media coverage against female politicians, saying journalists should promote fair coverage for both genders as the country edges closer to the August 23 general elections.

Let’s not sugar coat it, last week was a demoralising and often disturbing time to be a woman in Australian politics.

Sexual harassment complaints in parliament are dealt with too slowly and opaquely, the chair of the Commons equalities committee has said, after concerns were raised over a former Downing Street special adviser.

In recent weeks, media coverage out of Australia’s national Parliament has been dominated by the unedifying spectacle of political point-scoring over the leaked phone messages of former political staffer and victim of alleged rape, Brittany Higgins.

Nearly six years after the #MeToo movement arrived in Australia, and more than a decade after the launch of the first national plan to reduce violence against women, those