women in politics

Prime Minister Julia Gillard called a ballot for the Labor leadership at 7pm tonight.

When Julia Gillard became Australia’s first female prime minister in 2010 it seemed as though the country had smashed through the ultimate glass ceiling.

Julia GIllard’s farewell speech saw her outline her outline the key policy achievements she is most proud of, address what it meant to be Australia’s first female prime minister, and congratulate Kevin Rudd on winning the leadership.

The hapless Sophie Mirabella has brought double trouble for her friend Tony Abbott.

The angst over the lack of women in Tony Abbott’s cabinet is one of the more perplexing political reactions of recent years.

Bill Shorten says she represents the “Australian story”.

To the women of Australia, if you feel like you (or the women around you) are having your credibility chipped away by interruptions, allegations of being “emotions”, you are not imagining it.

An Irish MP caught on camera allegedly sexually harassing a female coworker on the parliament floor has sparked declarations that Ireland’s Parliament is an ‘unfriendly’ place for women.

Senator Wendy Davis has hit back at Texas governor Rick Perry for “bullying women” to further his own agenda, as Texas lawmakers return for a second special session to debate anti-abortion legislation this week.

Democratic Senator Wendy Davis showed the true meaning of endurance on the Texan senate floor when she launched a 13 hour filibuster against a proposed anti-abortion bill (SB5) to stop it from landing on Texas Governor Rick Perry’s desk.