Despite progress towards gender equality in Australian elections, women remain underrepresented among candidates vying for office on May 3.
Gender was an important factor in the 2022 election: it shaped the ways the major parties packaged their policies and their leaders.
Gender was an important factor in the 2022 election: it shaped the ways the major parties packaged their policies and their leaders.
THE HON JULIA GILLARD AC, HOST: Katy, it's not politics that brought you to Canberra, you were born and raised there, like no one's born and raised in Canberra. Can you tell me about that?
THE HON JULIA GILLARD AC, HOST: Katy, it's not politics that brought you to Canberra, you were born and raised there, like no one's born and raised in Canberra. Can you tell me about that?
Last week, former prime minister Tony Abbott called for more women to be represented in the Aust
Last week, former prime minister Tony Abbott called for more women to be represented in the Aust
It’s 2024, but power still looks like a man. Despite Australia’s claim to egalitarianism, achieving equal political participation and representation remains a formidable challenge for women.
It’s 2024, but power still looks like a man. Despite Australia’s claim to egalitarianism, achieving equal political participation and representation remains a formidable challenge for women.
With Victorian council elections to be held in October, the state government’s target of reaching 50-50 gender representation at the local level is under threat.
With Victorian council elections to be held in October, the state government’s target of reaching 50-50 gender representation at the local level is under threat.
Almost every council in Australia has a gallery of “dead men”, says Licia Heath.
Australia still lags behind countries like Iceland, New Zealand and Rwanda when it comes to female representation in parliament — but a national program is hoping to change that.
When Kylea Tink, Member for North Sydney, decried the “unconstructive noise and aggression” in Australia’s Parliament this week, she wasn’t merely venting frustration.
When Kylea Tink, Member for North Sydney, decried the “unconstructive noise and aggression” in Australia’s Parliament this week, she wasn’t merely venting frustration.