News & Views Helen Haines, Zali Steggall & Kerryn Phelps on getting elected and making a difference Dr Kerryn Phelps, Helen Haines and Zali Steggall joined Professor Kim Rubenstein for a discussion about improvingdemocracy.
News & Views Mehreen Faruqi: Politics has real consequences for those who refuse to behave like white men Senator Mehreen Faruqi recently launched Michele Seminara’s new poetry collection Suburban Fantasy, delivering a powerful speech.
Life The 50-year tradition of female MPs using memoirs to fight for equality From Julia Banks, to Julia Gillard and Kate Ellis, memoirs have become a critical way to highlight the ongoing problems faced by women in politics.
News & Views Samoa could be on the cusp of electing its first female Prime Minister Samoa may be on the cusp of electing its first female Prime Minister, as the island nation’s women-led opposition party finds itself in a dead heat with the ruling party at the general election.
News & Views Here’s what happened when Labor MP Kate Thwaites tried to talk about women getting heard Kate Thwaites only managed to get a couple of sentences out before being talked over by Liberal Senator Ben Small.
News & Views Former Labor MP Emma Husar says the culture of silence and cover up exists on all sides of politics Emma Husar has criticised the Labor Party’s treatment of women, accusing the party of perpetuating a culture of silence and cover up.
Politics Scott Morrison’s ‘women issue’ is likely the reason he won’t call an early election Scott Morrison knows he has a problem with women and it’s influencing his decision to stay away from the ballot box till 2022.
News & Views Women dominate nominations for prestigious emerging political leadership prize Women politicians across each level of government have been shortlisted for the 2020 McKinnon Prize in Emerging Political Leadership.
News & Views ‘If you’re not at the table, you can’t put something on the agenda’: Senator Jenny McAllister on women in politics Senator Jenny McAllister is the latest guest on The Leadership Lessons, a Women’s Agenda podcast series supported by Salesforce.
News & Views Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says presidency is ‘not for women’ Duterte has said that women are not fit for the role of president, because of their emotional differences to men.
News & Views The world needs more women leaders — during COVID-19 and beyond Gender parity and having more women leaders results in more collaboration and paves the way for more inclusive solutions
News & Views The significance of Biden’s all-female White House communications team US President-Elect Joe Biden has announced his incoming White House communications team will be filled entirely by women.