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‘The political system is misfiring’: Why young women don’t see themselves becoming politicians

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April 16, 2024

‘The political system is misfiring’: Why young women don’t see themselves becoming politicians

One hundred and twenty-two years after women in Australia won the right to vote and stand for parliament, it’s fair to say we’ve come a long way on women’s representation in politics. 

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One hundred and twenty-two years after women in Australia won the right to vote and stand for parliament, it’s fair to say we’ve come a long way on women’s representation in politics. 

May 23, 2022
Australia: How many women have been elected? What seats are in doubt? And other quick questions about the election results

Good evening Australia.

It's the day after the election and the results are still rolling in from across the country.

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January 8, 2016
Australian Liberal Party wants to increase the number of female MPs to 50 per cent during the following decade

In Australia the Liberal Party had recently stated that it is considering to double the proportion of its female Members of Parliament.

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Beijing +20 National Review, Australia

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September 22, 2014

Beijing +20 National Review, Australia

Australia is continuing to make significant progress in implementing the Beijing Declaration and Platform
for Action across all government jurisdictions. Five key achievements in progressing gender equality in
recent years are explored in this section:

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Australia is continuing to make significant progress in implementing the Beijing Declaration and Platform
for Action across all government jurisdictions. Five key achievements in progressing gender equality in
recent years are explored in this section:

May 1, 2014
Australia has gone backwards on women in politics

Chief Minister Katy Gallagher says Australia has gone backwards on female participation at the highest levels of politics and decried the perception that leadership is a man’s game.

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January 15, 2014
Criticism of Julia Gillard Discouraging Women from Politics

New research has found negative media coverage of former PM, Julia Gillard, is discouraging women from pursuing their political aspirations.

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November 11, 2013
Julia Gillard: Gender revolution has failed

Ms Gillard said while it is up to the nation to think in a sophisticated way about that, the gender revolution of the last 50 years had failed to leave as deep an impact as hoped.

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September 25, 2013
Julia Gillard hopes to inspire more women to enter politics, Australia

Admitting that her own experience in politics was "mixed", Ms Gillard said she hoped more women would enter politics.

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