Politicians call out sexism on International Womens’ Day | SBS News

Next week, Women for Election Australia will be in Canberra meeting with 10 cross-party women MPs and Senators who’ve agreed to collaborate to initiate a Parliamentary Friends group of Women for Election Australia.

This bi-partisan message from Lidia Thorpe, Dr Helen Haines, Jane Hume and Tanya Plibersek on life and sexism in the #CanberraBubble and their take on how it can be fixed is worth watching.

One way to make our Parliaments less of a bear pit is to reduce the number of bears.

Join our next online training event to see how you may like to play a role in improving Australian politics for women, be that at the council, state or federal level. Tickets here available here.

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Meet Lisa Annese: New WFEA board member

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Councillor Emily Wilding ‘In Conversation’

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In Conversation | Dr Niki Vincent :: Recording

Dr Niki Vincent was appointed as Victoria’s first Public Sector Gender Equality Commissioner in September 2020. She is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Gender Equality Act 2020 and plays a key leadership role in promoting gender equality in the Victorian community and workplaces. Dr Vincent has a wealth of experience in gender equality…

WFEA Parliamentary Friendship Group: Senator Susan McDonald

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Article: Increasing women’s electoral representation – Whose job is it?

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In Conversation | Dr Ramona Vijeyarasa :: Recording

Dr Ramona Vijeyarasa is the Chief Investigator behind the Gender Legislative Index, a tool designed to promote the enactment of legislation that works more effectively to improve women’s lives. Her work combines law, engineering and data science to reinvigorate decades-long debates about the law’s role in addressing gender inequality. Ramona discusses her groundbreaking study exposing…