News & Views At 34, Sanna Marin became world’s youngest PM. Australia should take note Sanna Marin became the youngest government leader in the world last week. Australia should follow suit, Ashleigh Streeter writes.
Uncategorised Australia achieves historic gender balance in Senate after Sarah Henderson’s weekend win Sarah Henderson’s preselection win in Victoria will set the number of female and male Senators at an even gender divide at 38 each.
News & Views Men caring for kids cannot be viewed as ‘unicorns’: Kate Thwaites’ first speech in parliament In her first speech Kate Thwaites said she is proud to be showing it’s possible to be a parliamentarian & the mother of a young child
News & Views Here are the women entering federal parliament for the first time in 2019 Here are some of the key women who have won (or are likely to win) seats across Australia and will be entering federal parliament for the first time.
News & Views Women in politics need visibility and voice not just votes Not one woman featured in top ten most quoted politicians in digital & print articles. This near invisibility of women in politics is problematic.
News & Views A ‘miracle’ for the Coalition but no miracle for women The Coalition’s surprise victory in is no miracle for women, but we’ve found a few bright spots that may be able to help, depending on the final result.
News & Views Australia’s next parliament will be unrepresentative of the population New research predicts Australia’s 46th parliament will be unrepresentative of the population when it comes to gender, cultural background and physical ability.
News & Views ‘Parliament is decades out of date & too blokey’: Malcolm Turnbull on Q&A The former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull spent an hour on ABC’s Q&A program on Thursday & said parliament is very blokey and decades out of date.
News & Views Julia Gillard’s three year anniversary: Is Australia still struggling with a female PM? On June 24, 2010, Australia’s first female prime minister, Julia Gillard, was sworn into office by Australia’s first female governor-general, Quentin Bryce.
Ed's Blog Get your hand up for an opportunity – just be ready for the added scrutiny Labor’s new deputy leader in the senate, Senator Jacinta Collins, is an example of a woman who knows an opportunity when she sees one and the need to put her hand up to grab it.
News & Views Why some Australian women loathe Tony Abbott – especially now If you think David Cameron has a ‘woman’s problem’, meet Tony Abbott: the new Australian PM who, among other things, said people should vote for him because he has “not bad looking” daughters.
News & Views Meet three new female MPs who will soon be knocking on Abbott’s door With a Cabinet decidedly lacking in female faces much talk has surfaced about the women who are waiting in the wings.