women in politics

NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner has unveiled a majority-female cabinet – with six of the nine new cabinet members being women.

Belarus’ leading opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova was snatched by unidentified masked men in the streets of Minsk on Monday morning.

Californian lawmaker Buffy Wicks had given birth to her immunocompromised daughter recently, and had applied to vote remotely. The request was denied.

Both Kamala Harris and Chrystia Freeland assume their positions in the midst of troubling times. Why does it take a crisis to promote women?

Svetlana Tikhanouskaya galvanised Belarus in way that has not been seen Alexander Lukashenko came into power in 1994, becoming a symbol of democracy.

A lack of female representation is obvious in the Coalition’s series of COVID-19-related response and recovery proposals – proposals that have either ignored or undermined women’s interests.

Jacinda Ardern launched her re-election campaign over the weekend, detailing her party’s plan for economic recovery from COVID-19.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s speech struck a chord with women and for some in Australia’s federal parliament, like Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, they hit close to home.

Judith Collins is a seasoned politician and the new National Party leader. Will her old-school politics be enough to combat the ‘Jacinda effect’?

Lidia Thorpe is set to become the new Greens senator for Victoria, replacing outgoing former Greens leader Richard Di Natale.

We need more women to put their hands up to enter parliament, to take the plunge and have a go, writes Senator Jane Hume.

Julia Banks will help develop policies and programs at Gender Equity Victoria to improve gender equity in local, state and federal politics.