women in politics

Research from Women for Election Australia has found 63 per cent of Australians wanted to see more women in politics.

Germany will have more women in its cabinet than ever, with incoming Chancellor Olaf Scholz appointing 8 women and 8 men as ministers.

Magdalena Andersson has been reappointed as Sweden’s prime minister after she was forced to resign from the role last week within hours.

High-profile journalist and foreign correspondent Zoe Daniel will stand as an independent candidate at the next federal election in the electorate of Goldstein.

Helen Haines has a background in nursing and never saw herself as a politician. She speaks to Shirley Chowdhary in The Leadership Lessons.

Yamatji and Noongar woman Dorinda Cox has become the first Aboriginal woman to represent Western Australia in the federal senate.

A recount showed Iceland has just missed out on a majority-female parliament, with women set to make up almost 48 per cent of the parliament.

With the German election scheduled for Sunday, Angela Merkel is preparing to leave office after serving for 16 years as German Chancellor.

Kristina Keneally plans to run for a safe Western Sydney seat in the House of Representatives at the next federal election, making the switch from the Senate.

Samoa’s former Prime Minister has baselessly accused Jacinda Ardern of plotting his removal from office in a bid to install a female prime minister.

Mehreen Faruqi knows a thing or two about facing vilification in the public eye, something she elaborates on in her new memoir Too Migrant, Too Muslim, Too Loud.

Dr Kerryn Phelps, Helen Haines and Zali Steggall joined Professor Kim Rubenstein for a discussion about improvingdemocracy.