Kate Thwaites was elected the Member for Jagajaga at the 2019 federal election for the ALP. Kate is a former ABC TV and Radio news reporter and has held senior roles at Oxfam and in the Victorian Public Service. She worked for Jenny Macklin to help deliver important...

Sharman is well known for her strong win in the 1996 Federal election, having won the seat of Murray for the Liberal party after it had only ever resided in the hands of the Nationals party. Sharman widened her margin in the time she held the seat until she retired...

Join this online program to INSPIRE + EQUIP more women to run for public office in Australia   Cost: $45 Date:  Wednesday 18 August 2021 Time: 5.00 – 7.00 pm AEST BOOK NOW   So you’re running for election or have attended our EQUIP program and are looking to...

Join this online program to EQUIP more women to run for public office in Australia   Cost: $45 Date:  Wednesday 28 July 2021 Time: 6.00 – 7.30 pm AEST BOOK NOW   So you’re running for election or have attended our EQUIP program and are looking to learn MORE?...

Join our FREE “Tune Up” workshop: Women for Election Australia has partnered with the NSW Government to run one final online workshop to equip women to run in the September 2021 NSW local government electionsMaybe you joined Licia and Ruth at one of the seven...

The Hon. Kelly O’Dwyer served as a member of the Australian Parliament for over nine years representing the Liberal Party in the Federal seat of Higgins. Elected at 32, Ms O’Dwyer was the youngest woman appointed to Cabinet, the first woman to serve in Cabinet in a...

Join this national online program to INSPIRE + EQUIP more women to run for public office in Australia Women support their communities in so many ways. From running school P&C’s and local sports competitions, to establishing businesses and community campaigns and...

Join this national online program to INSPIRE + EQUIP more women to run for public office in Australia Women support their communities in so many ways. From running school P&C’s and local sports competitions, to establishing businesses and community campaigns and...

Join this national online program to INSPIRE + EQUIP more women to run for public office in Australia Women support their communities in so many ways. From running school P&C’s and local sports competitions, to establishing businesses and community campaigns and...

First elected in 1987 to Shoalhaven City Council as a Ward Three Alderman and subsequently as Councillor, the Minister served in numerous roles including Deputy Mayor (2000-2001) and chairperson of a number of committees including Council’s Rural Fire Service...

Join one of the FREE workshops Women for Election Australia are running, in partnership with the NSW Government, to INSPIRE + EQUIP women to run for the September 2021 NSW local government elections Across NSW women support their communities in so many ways. From...

For the first time in Australia’s 200 years of colonised history, three Aboriginal women from the Kimberley region have been pre-selected to run in the WA State Election in March 2021.  Milli Hills will stand as the Nationals candidate, Divinna D’Anna for Labor and...

Join this online program to INSPIRE + EQUIP more women to run for public office in Australia Women support their communities in so many ways. From running school P&C’s and local sports competitions, to establishing businesses and community campaigns and...

According to the SBS News, 71% of Australians want a more diverse parliament. Yet, Australia’s Parliament still does not fairly and equally represent the greater Australian population. Co-Founders of Women’s Business, Kat Henaway & Kriti Colless are proud to...

Whenever anyone tells you that only the big parties or star candidates have a chance of winning a seat in federal parliament, just say ‘Cathy McGowan’. Cathy McGowan came to national attention when she won the seat of Indi as an independent in 2013, becoming the first...

Join this online program to INSPIRE + EQUIP more women to run for public office in Australia Women support their communities through good and bad times, from running school P&Cs and community campaigns, to co-ordinating drought and bushfire relief for neighbours...

You’re invited to our online In Conversation, hosted by Licia Heath. Our October guest is Nicolle Flint, MP Federal Member for Boothby. Nicolle Flint was elected as the Member for Boothby in 2016 and re-elected in 2019. She is the first woman to represent the seat...

Join this FREE online program to INSPIRE + EQUIP more women to run for local government elections in NSW Across NSW women support their communities through good and bad times. From running school P&C’s, local sports competitions and community campaigns to...

Join this FREE online program to INSPIRE + EQUIP more women to run for local government elections in NSW Across NSW women support their communities through good and bad times. From running school P&C’s, local sports competitions and community campaigns to...

Women for Election Australia invite you to our online In Conversation series, hosted by Kat Henaway. Our guest is Lidia Thorpe, Greens Senator for Victoria. Senator Lidia Thorpe is a Gunnai and Gunditjmara woman, mother of three and grandmother living on Wurundjeri...

Join this online program to INSPIRE + EQUIP more women to run for office in Australia Women support their communities through good and bad times. From running school P&C’s, local sports competitions and community campaigns to co-ordinating drought and bushfire...

Women for Election Australia and Women's Agenda invite you to join an online conversation with Licia Heath, our CEO and Angela Priestley, Editorial Director & Owner, Women's Agenda. 'Gender and Politics' is a hot topic right now, with the success of female lead...

Women for Election Australia invite you to our online In Conversation series, hosted by Licia Heath. Our guest is Julia Banks, former Federal Member for Chisholm. Julia Banks is an experienced Business Leader, Company Director, General Counsel Company Secretary, and a...

Women for Election Australia invite you to our online In Conversation series, hosted by Licia Heath. Our guest is Zali Steggall OAM, Independent Federal Member for Warringah. Since her election to Parliament in 2019, Zali has raised the need for action on key social...

SOLD OUT: email info@wfea.org.au to secure your place on our next EQUIP Program Join this online program to INSPIRE + EQUIP more women to run for office in Australia Women support their communities through good and bad times. From running school P&C’s, local...

Women for Election Australia are inviting you to our online In Conversation series, hosted by Licia Heath. Our guest is 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...

Women for Election Australia are inviting you to our online In Conversation series, hosted by Licia Heath. Our guest is Nadia Saleh, currently servicing as a local councillor for the Canterbury-Bankstown Council. Nadia was elected as the Deputy Mayor in September...

We have rescheduled our In Conversation session with Dai Le as our last chat was interrupted. Women for Election Australia are inviting you to our online In Conversation series, hosted by Licia Heath. Our guest is Dai Le whose mission is to help build an inclusive...

Women for Election Australia are inviting you to our In Conversation series, hosted by Licia Heath. Our guest is Kristy McBain, who is a Women for Election 2018 alumni and, is running as Labor’s candidate for the Eden-Monaro by-election.  The last six months have been...

We are holding an online information session to share more about our mission, training programs and future events. The online event will be hosted by Licia Heath with guest presenter Ruth McGowan. Licia is the CEO of Women for Election Australia (WFEA) and ran as an...

Our EQUIP workshops promise to leave you feeling empowered and ready to run by helping you develop the practical knowledge needed to navigate the political arena. Don't miss the next EQUIP event and get your ticket for our Canberra event on 26th November today! Get...

Announcing the WFEA EQUIP @ANU Forum, 26 November 2019 Get your tickets NOW!

Don't miss our 3rd Annual Conference! Women in the House: INSPIRE and EQUIP 23rd and 24th August Special Early Bird Offer available until 16th July 2019 Join us at NSW Parliament House for our annual INSPIRE forum on 23rd August 2019 followed by, for the first time,...

Special early bird offers are now available for both events! Join us at NSW Parliament House for our annual INSPIRE conference on Friday, 23rd August, followed by for the first time, our EQUIP workshops on Saturday, 24th August 2019 at UTS Business School. Attend both...

Kerryn Phelps in conversation with Georgie Dent For our inaugural event Georgie Dent from Women's Agenda interviews Kerryn Phelps, Independent, Member for Wentworth, who is the most recent addition to Australia’s Parliament. Buy tickets. Kerryn will discuss all things...