women in politics

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian joins Business Events Sydney as Patron of their Ambassador Program which seeks to boost the city’s profile globally.

An obituary for Fiona Richardson from Joanne Hayter who sat on Victoria’s Ministerial Council on Women’s Equality which will meet today.

The Liberal party has a problem with women. The peak body for Liberal party members at university ALSF elected no women on its executive.

Was Theresa May destined to fail? The glass cliff describes the phenomenon of a woman receiving a notable promotion during a time of crisis.

Women in public life: Is it getting tougher in Australia? Virginia Haussegger examines the assertion Gillian Triggs made and confirms it’s true.

Economic leadership and women in Australia: The three most important economic positions have been held by men, exclusively. Mark Kenny asks why this is.

Reports the Liberal Party moves to dump Kelly O’Dwyer a week after she gave birth. Peta Credlin is being encouraged to challenge the seat of Higgins.

An interview with Simon Birmingham by Georgina Dent about the recent childcare reform, combining a career in canberra with kids and women in politics.

Mark Latham being inflammatory again is predictable. So is the Daily Mail’s Legs-It front page. How do we respond to flame throwers?

The Daily Mail frontpage on Brexit is unbelievably sexist as it focuses on whether Nicola Sturgeon or Theresa May have the best legs.

Julia Gillard: Don’t be bullied into not calling sexism out. Someone who imposes sexist stereotypes plays the gender card not the woman who calls it out.

Fiona Scott says Tony Abbott’s comments about my sex appeal were “damaging” in the 2013 election campaign. They undermined her to male colleagues.