From Australia to Southern Africa: Champion shares blueprint for advancing women in politics
Source: News Day
WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA -Australian women’s political leadership advocate Leonie Morgan AM, has urged countries in Southern Africa to invest in mentorship, financial support, training and women’s networks to accelerate female political participation and leadership.
In an exclusive interview, Morgan said sustainable progress in women’s political representation depends not only on funding, but also on structured mentoring systems and institutional backing that encourage women to contest elections and remain active in public leadership.
Morgan, who co-founded EMILY’s List Australia in 1995, has spent more than three decades supporting women candidates across Australia and parts of the Asia-Pacific region. Through her work, she has helped approximately 800 women run for state and national parliaments, with 385 eventually elected.
She said her passion for women’s leadership was inspired by the late Joan Kirner, the first female Premier of the Australian state of Victoria, whom she described as a mentor and role model.
WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA -Australian women’s political leadership advocate Leonie Morgan AM, has urged countries in Southern Africa to invest in mentorship, financial support, training and women’s networks to accelerate female political participation and leadership.
In an exclusive interview, Morgan said sustainable progress in women’s political representation depends not only on funding, but also on structured mentoring systems and institutional backing that encourage women to contest elections and remain active in public leadership.
Morgan, who co-founded EMILY’s List Australia in 1995, has spent more than three decades supporting women candidates across Australia and parts of the Asia-Pacific region. Through her work, she has helped approximately 800 women run for state and national parliaments, with 385 eventually elected.
She said her passion for women’s leadership was inspired by the late Joan Kirner, the first female Premier of the Australian state of Victoria, whom she described as a mentor and role model.