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Women disproportionately placed in unwinnable and high-risk seats ahead of federal election
While some progress has been made towards gender equality in Australian elections, women remain underrepresented among candidates in the 2025 federal election, a new report from the Global Institute for Women's Leadership shows.
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Julia Gillard on making space for other female leaders
Australia’s first female prime minister gets candid about women’s leadership, mentorship and life beyond politics.
Blink and you’ll miss it – women’s safety and the federal election
As Australians start to vote early in the lead up to election day, where is women’s safety on the agenda?
Four charts that show the Coalition (still) has a women problem
The Coalition has failed to make meaningful progress on gender imbalances that plagued its 2022 election campaign; fresh data shows women are still…
Running for parliament is still a man’s world, with fewer female candidates – especially in winnable seats
Despite progress towards gender equality in Australian elections, women remain underrepresented among candidates vying for office on May 3. Our…
Federal election 2025: Report claims candidates face ‘glass cliff’ as major parties use women in hard to win seats
Women are under-represented as candidates in the upcoming federal election and are more likely to be running in hard-to-win seats for the major…
Women disproportionately placed in unwinnable seats ahead of federal election
While some progress has been made towards gender equality in Australian elections, women remain underrepresented among candidates in the 2025 federal…
Without women, Australia’s defence force will struggle to recruit enough people
Despite decades of effort, women still make up just 20% of the Australian Defence Force. With Australia facing crisis-level workforce shortages in…
What does 'woke' mean? Peter Dutton's warning to schools is deliberately vague
In a contemporary context, wokeness has been tied to leftist political ideology and progressiveness. GIWL researcher Jack Hayes says the term is…
Just one in five Australian employers have no gender pay gap
According to new data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), just one in five Australian employers have no gender pay gap. However, there…