women in politics

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.

ABC anchor Leigh Sales took to Twitter on Wednesday to highlight the ‘sexualised social media abuse’ women in the public eye constantly face.

These women are hoping to challenge a status quo that has seen Vanuatu become one of three nations in the world with no women elected to their parliament.

Regional women’s groups are not happy with Joyce’s play for the top job, after he stood aside from the job two years ago, confirming he’d had an extra-marital affair.

Sanna Marin became the youngest government leader in the world last week. Australia should follow suit, Ashleigh Streeter writes.

Greece is set to elect its first female president, as centre-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis nominates the country’s top judge, Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, for the role. 

For the ninth consecutive year, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has topped Forbes’ list of the world’s 100 most powerful women. 

Sanna Marin will become Finland’s next Prime Minister and will lead a 5-member coalition of parties all led by women, four of whom are under 35.

Kamala Harris entered the 2020 democratic race with high hopes of becoming the first black woman to win a major party’s presidential nomination.

Hanson-Young’s defamation ruling goes against the growing tide of political violence that plagues too many women in public life.