Despite progress towards gender equality in Australian elections, women remain underrepresented among candidates vying for office on May 3.
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.
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?
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.
Almost every council in Australia has a gallery of “dead men”, says Licia Heath.
