Academic Paper / Article

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.

In 1906, Finland became the first country in Europe to grant women the right to vote, with the adoption of universal suffrage, at the same time as it won its autonomy from the Russian Empire.

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.

Abstract: While the passage of the 2018 Gender Parity Law was a step in the right direction, progress on women’s political empowerment in Japan has been slow.

Previous work suggests that observing women officeholders increases women’s political ambition.

Abstract

Men still dominate political decision-making in the United Kingdom.

Why do women continue to be under-represented in politics?

To what extent has the glass ceiling in global governance been shattered?