women in parliament

Nominations for Next25’s program to support women in parliament are now open, expanding this year to a nation-wide initiative.

Queensland Greens MP Amy MacMahon said she is “making the most of her day” after she was banned from the Queensland parliament.

Despite recent improvements in women’s representation in parliaments across the world, some cabinets remain all-male. Here’s a list.

As I stand in our Parliament as part of a majority female federal government, I am grateful to the many Labor women who paved the way.

Senator Fatima Payman has addressed the senate for the first time, urging young girls who decide to wear the hijab to do so with pride.

Just a few weeks out from giving birth to her second child, Victorian Senator Jana Stewart took her seat as Parliament begins sitting today.

Things have changed (slightly) for Jordanian women after an amendment to the constitution passed the lower house.

A poll has revealed that 73 percent of Australian women aged 18 to 21 do not believe that women in politics are treated equally to men.

Labor MP Kate Thwaites told Women’s Agenda she was shocked and furious about what has occured in Parliament House over the last month.

On the latest episode of the What She Did Next podcast, Senator Lidia Thorpe talks about why more women are needed in parliament.

Independent MP Zali Steggall is the latest guest on The Leadership Lessons, a Women’s Agenda podcast series supported by Salesforce.

Conrad Liveris is interviewing women politians in recognition of the centenary of Edith Cowan’s election to the WA Parliament in 1921.