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Women and Leadership, co-authored by Julia Gillard and acclaimed development economist Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, combines research with interviews with some of the world’s extraordinary women leaders. They spoke with Jacinda Ardern, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Bachelet,...

Women for Election Australia CEO, Licia Heath recently interviewed Karen Porter, Independant Candidate in the Eden-Monaro by-election. Karen Porter has worked for 22 years in both Local and Federal Government and is running as an Independent in the Eden-Monaro...

Women for Election Australia CEO, Licia Heath recently interviewed Nadia Saleh, currently serving as a local councillor for the Canterbury-Bankstown Council. Nadia was elected as the Deputy Mayor in September 2017-2018 and is an executive member on the Board of the...

WFEA joins the urgent call for racial justice here in Australia and stands in solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatters movements. Over the past week, we have seen tens of thousands of Australians protest online and on the streets to demand an end to the racism and...

Today we held an online discussion with Dai Le, councillor on Fairfield City Council, one of the most culturally diverse Councils in Australia. She is also an Advisory Board Member to Multicultural NSW, a Government statutory body and Director on the local Government...

 We are delighted to announce Sue Cato as a new Ambassador of Women for Election Australia. Not only is Sue a leader in her profession and a generous philanthropist, but she understands the critical need to have more women at the decision making table in our...

  Today at 1pm our Women for Election Australia event webinar was hacked by people who feel challenged when women speak out. These people are more commonly known as misogynists. A misogynist can be a man or a woman (in this case it was men) but is defined as a...

We recently ran our inaugural Women for Election In Conversation with Kristy McBain, Labor Candidate Eden-Monaro by-election. Kristy is also the former Bega Valley Shire mayor and 2018 alumni of Women for Election. Licia Heath, our CEO, interviewed Kristy via Zoom....

We recently ran a Women for Election Information Session to explain what we do and why we do it. If you missed it, here is a recording. https://youtu.be/KXluuj3S40I Licia is the CEO of Women for Election Australia (WFEA) and ran as an Independent in the high profile...

Article: Event to increase women in politics Article published in The Canberra Times and written by Sally Whyte. When Licia Heath ran as an independent candidate at the Wentworth by-election last year, she had little idea what she was in for. Since that "six week...

Article: Licia Heath: “I wasn’t sure who they were representing, but it definitely wasn’t me.” Article published by Women & Leadership Australia. Licia Heath is the CEO of Women For Election Australia (WFEA). Earlier this year she spoke at the Australian Women's...

Article: Increasing women’s electoral representation – Whose job is it? Article published by Board Agenda and written by Sonia Palmieri. Women in Politics: Australia's low ranking in a number of international measures for gender equality continues to take people by...

Article: Women - your parliament needs you! Article published in Her Canberra and written by Emma Macdonald. Purchase tickets here >>> MARGARET THATCHER ONCE STATED: IF YOU WANT SOMETHING SAID, ASK A MAN: IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE ASK A WOMAN. But when it...

The Australian Senate reached an historic milestone recently when it achieved perfect gender balance for the very first time, with 38 spots going to men and 38 spots to women. But unfortunately progress elsewhere has been slow, with the 2019 Federal Election doing...

Today the AGEC launched our Manifesto for Gender Equality, a comprehensive statement of what true gender equality looks like and what is required to achieve it. While covering 12 dimensions of work and life, it importantly identifies the causes of inequality, not just...

Not only in Australia but right around the world’s democracies, the quality of political leadership is as low as I can ever remember it – ranging, with only a handful of exceptions, from the underwhelming to the desolate to the appalling. Gareth Evans looks at what it...

Rwanda Leads World With Share Of Women In National Legislature Women hold 64 percent of seats in the lower house of Rwanda’s national legislature, the largest share of any country. For comparison, only 19 percent of seats in the U.S. House are held by women. There's...

"Black women have historically driven the American political agenda as organizers and as voters. Now, an increasing number are leading the biggest cities in the United States. In 2013, one black woman was mayor of a major U.S. city, but black women today run seven of...

We get the candidates we deserve. I truly get grumpy when people tell me that but it turns out to be true. Excellent article in the SMH by WFEA supporter Jenna Price.

If our most important institutions were more reflective of the population, it’s hard to believe climate denial, racism and sexism would be so readily accepted.    

In the messy lead-up to Canada’s 2019 federal election, there has been one surprisingly hopeful news story: gender equality. Contrary to past cycles, this year, the country’s four main parties have collectively nominated an encouraging number of women.