News & Views ‘Glass cliff candidates’: Most female candidates are running in unwinnable seats New analysis shows eighty per cent of the Coalition’s female candidates are running in seats they are unlikely to win.
Politics Young women are turning their backs on political careers at alarming rate, new research suggests Almost two thirds of young Australian women say they would be more keen on a political career if it was more diverse, new research has found.
News & Views Women propelled Labor to election victory in South Australia Women played a major role in Labor’s victory in South Australia, with the five seats gained in the lower house all won by female candidates.
News & Views Remembering Senator Kimberley Kitching: A “larger-than-life” politician and human rights advocate Senator Kimberley Kitching’s sudden passing has saddened colleagues across the political divide, with tributes remembering her “larger-than-life personality” and commitment as a human rights advocate.
News & Views A note about privilege & power A video demanding action to ensure ALL women can enjoy safety, respect & equity has sparked a conversation about women, power & privilege.
News & Views ‘Appalling behaviour’: NSW Minister for Women Bronnie Taylor calls out ‘gender card’ comment Bronnie Taylor has pushed back at comments that she was “playing the gender card” at budget estimates, labelling Labor MP Greg Donnelly’s comments as “appalling”.
News & Views ‘Surreal’: How women of Ukraine are taking on the invading forces As the world turns its gaze to the harrowing events unfolding in Ukraine, the women of the country have taken up arms to fight.
News & Views ‘It’s time to get shit done’: Jane Caro announces Senate bid Walkley Award winning columnist, author, feminist and social commentator Jane Caro is standing with the Reason Party as a candidate for the federal Senate.
News & Views The majority of Australians are concerned that women are not repesented enough in politics New research shows nearly half of Australians have a woman in their life who they think would make a great politician.
News & Views Xiomara Castro becomes first female president of Honduras Xiomara Castro has been sworn in as the first female president of Honduras, coming into power amid a legislative crisis and a climate of political uncertainty.
News & Views ‘The Canberra bubble needs to burst’: Why Zahra Mustaf is standing as an independent Zahra Mustaf is running as an independent candidate in the upcoming federal election in the Melbourne seat of JagaJaga.
News & Views What do Australians want in politics? More women, honesty, transparency, empathy Research from Women for Election Australia has found 63 per cent of Australians wanted to see more women in politics.