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 …
Julie Bishop, Andrew Denton & the subject of sexism
On Tuesday night Channel 7 broadcast the final episode of Andrew Denton’s Interview for the season, in which he sat down with the former foreign minister Julie Bishop. Their conversation spanned diplo…
Ocasio-Cortez slams viral image of young men ‘groping & choking’ her cardboard cut-out
A group of young, white men in “Team Mitch” t-shirts gather around a cardboard cutout of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Several of them hold their thumbs down, while one holds the cut-out aroun…
Why a code of conduct may not be enough to change the boys’ club culture in the Liberal Party
While a code of conduct is a step in the right direction, it is unlikely to change the internal culture of the Liberal Party, writes Marija Taflaga, from Australian National University and Katrine Bea…
Kathryn Greiner: It’s time for quotas & Scott Morrison to act
Businesswoman and Liberal party stalwart, Kathryn Greiner, is the latest high profile Australian to publicly change her position on quotas. In an interview with Fairfax Media Greiner said the party…
#IStandWithIlhan: Minnesotans Greet Omar With Love
US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar arrived in her home state of Minnesota to a large crowd of supporters at the airport who cheered and shouted “welcome home Ilhan” as she greeted her loved ones.…
Ursula von der Leyen elected to head European Commission
The former German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen has been elected as the next EU Commission president, the first female to hold the position, in a secret ballot. Despite not initially even bein…
‘Equality matters’: NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay unveils cabinet with 50 percent women
New NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay has unveiled a history-making shadow ministry with half of the frontbench positions filled by female MPs. McKay has conducted a major reshuffle of the existing shadow m…
‘Act. Do something’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & Greta Thunberg talk activism, climate and hope
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and Greta Thunberg are visible, powerful and passionate, particularly on the subject of climate. The pair, having never met before and living on different continents, r…