Sanna Marin has been selected by Finland’s Social Democratic party to become the country’s youngest prime minister ever, taking over after the resignation of Antti Rinne. The 34-year-old Marin, …
Kamala Harris withdraws from 2020 presidential race
“So here’s the truth today. I’ve taken stock and looked at this from every angle, and over the last few days have come to one of the hardest decisions of my life,” US democrati…
Sarah Hanson-Young defamation ruling is a rare victory for all women in public life
Earlier this week, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young emerged victorious from her year-long defamation proceedings against former MP David Leyonhjelm. The judge agreed that his comments had attempted to “publ…
90% of young women think female politicians are treated unfairly, Plan International survey finds
Plan International CEO Susanne Legena has described Senator Sarah Hanson-Young’s defamation win against former Senator David Leyonhjelm as a sorely needed “watershed moment” for the fight to rid polit…
I’m not his wife, I’m an MP
Earlier this week, we published a piece from founder Kathryn Van Kuyk, who shared her experience of being overlooked as her male co-founder’s ‘plus one’ at a tech conference. It stru…
Record number of women to stand as candidates in UK election
A record number of female candidates are expected to stand in next month’s UK general election. More than 1,100 women have registered as candidates across political divides, making up 34 per cent of t…
Chlöe Swarbrick perfectly captured Gen Z’s ‘Ok boomer’ energy when she used it in parliament
Gen Z’s endlessly repeated retort ‘Ok boomer’, used to dismiss baby boomers who just don’t seem to get it, reached a high-point last week when New Zealand MP Chlöe Swarbrick sh…
How women are disrupting the status quo on gender diversity in politics
The Australian Senate reached an historic milestone recently when it achieved perfect gender balance for the very first time, with 38 spots going to men and 38 spots to women. But unfortunately progre…
A lack of female representation is seeing women forgotten by the Morrison Government
Julie Collins, pictured, is Labor’s Shadow Minister for Women. The recent elevation of Sarah Henderson to the Senate was widely celebrated as a victory for equality as the Senate achieved gender parit…
She put her hand during the high-profile Wentworth by-election, now Licia Heath wants more women to follow
Licia Heath is the CEO of Women for Election Australia (WFEA) a not-for-profit, non-partisan organisation encouraging and supporting more women to succeed in Australian politics. The former Wentworth …
