News & Views Gender quotas don’t ‘subvert democracy’. They strengthen it. The suggestion by Angus Taylor that gender quotas “subvert democracy” reflects a narrow understanding of what true democratic representation means.
News & Views Karen Andrews’ views on gender quotas has ‘softened’ as Labor marks 30 years since affirmative action rule Liberal MP Karen Andrews has called on the Coalition to “do better” in having greater representation of women, saying her views on gender quotas have “softened”.
Soapbox When they say ‘gender equality has gone too far’: Victorian Commissioner for Gender Equality in the Public Sector Dr Niki Vincent responds The key to reaching people who say “gender equality has gone too far”? Dr Niki Vincent says we need to understand why they think this way.
News & Views Liberal Party may need a ‘temporary quota’ says Senator Linda Reynolds Liberal Party has a ‘women’s problem’ and should be fixed by introducing a “temporary” quota for women, according to Senator Linda Reynolds.
News & Views ‘Too many women’: Deputy police chief quits after backlash from controversial comments Deputy police for Hampshire, Luke Stubbs, has resigned from his position after facing backlash for his comments on equality and quotas.
News & Views 60 percent increase for women on boards in five years, but cultural diversity remains minuscule A new report has found a 60 percent rise of women in boardrooms but marginal changes when it comes to cultural diversity hires.
Business Why we should stop talking about gender quotas in the media and just do it already. When approached by media news site B&T about being part of a debate on quotas, my response was emphatic: “I’d love to… But only if I’m on the pro-quotas side.
News & Views ‘Respect for women in politics is years behind’:Julia Banks quits the Liberal Party The Morrison government has been dealt a critical blow this morning, after influential MP Julia Banks quit the Liberal Party in favour of the crossbench.
News & Views Julia Gillard urges the Liberal Party to rethink its view on quotas Former PM Julia Gillard, has urged the Liberal Party to reconsider its view on gender quotas if its objective is to see more women in Parliament.
Politics A citizen’s jury in Victoria managed to reach a consensus on gender quotas How did a group this disparate come to spend an entire weekend debating the pros and cons of gender-based employment quotas?
Politics New Zealand prepared to mandate female board directors within private companies The New Zealand Government is prepared to force private companies to impose quotas to ensure equal representation of women on boards.
