Today is my last day as Chair of WOMEN FOR ELECTION. Together with the like-minded women and men who have served on the Board, as ambassadors, as advisers or volunteers, we have built something special. It is overwhelming to reflect on the thousands of women our courses, events and activities have influenced. It is with…
Quotas have been shown to work, where targets on their own have failed. They’re clearly a big part of the solution. But we have an urgent problem facing the Australian Parliament – it’s about the safety and wellbeing of female MPs and staffers in Parliament today. We need urgent reforms and safeguards to ensure no…
Watch Women for Election Australia CEO, Licia Heath on ABC’s The Drum. Host: Julia Baird Panel: Diana Sayed, Licia Heath, Peter Collins, Jenna Price Guest: Kate Jenkins, Andrew Wear The panel discusses family violence as state and federal leaders prepare to meet to discuss a domestic violence action plan. Share this post:
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny Women in politics special50 min Listen to the podcast on Google Podcasts or Apple Podcasts. This week on the Democracy Sausage podcast Mark Kenny and the panel – Virginia Haussegger AM, Blair Williams, and Meegan Fitzharris – take a look at how to get more women in politics, what it’s like for women…
Radio: ABC Afternoons, Licia Heath & Zali Steggall Listen to Licia Health, WFEA CEO and Zali Steggall OAM, Independent Federal Member for Warringah interviewed by Josh Szeps on ABC Afternoons (21 July 2020). There are a couple of spots left if you want to join in tomorrows conversation, Thursday 23 July 2020 @ 1:00…
Councillor Joanne McRae, the only female councillor on Orange City Council, is an alumnus of WOMEN FOR ELECTION. In this radio interview she speaks about the challenges she’s experienced and why she wants more women in council chambers across NSW. It is crucial that we achieve equal representation in local government as it provides better…