MEDIA RELEASE 23 March 2023 Women for Election wins $5m grant to equip women to run for public office Licia Heath, CEO of Women for Election (WFE), said she was overjoyed at the news that the Australian Government had awarded WFE, leading a consortium of heavy-hitting gender-specialist organisations, a grant of $5 million over 5…
Article by Kali Goldstone Women for Election was thrilled to have Lord Mayor Sally Capp join us for our February In Conversation interview to share with us her political journey and why she wants to see more women’s voices enter public office. Sally Capp was a former property industry chieftain, a lawyer and employee of the…
2 min 42 sec | 26 February 2023 A total of 17 graduates from WFE’s flagship EQUIP program will be running in the upcoming NSW State Election. Ashleigh Raper and ABC News interviewed four of these candidates in this story, highlighting the role WFE plays in preparing women to run for political office.
Dr Sophie Scamps MP is the Independent Member for the Federal electorate of Mackellar. Sophie made history at the 2022 election by becoming the first Independent to win the Northern Beaches seat since it was first formed in 1949. Sophie is also an alumni of the Women for Election EQUIP course! Prior to entering politics…
Why we need to get comfortable with this uncomfortable truth By Licia Heath, CEO of Women for Election International Women’s Day is upon us for another year and it is important that we look past the perfectly decorated cupcakes and polished rhetoric, and evaluate the progress we are making towards achieving gender parity in politics….