Scott Morrison PM: There has never been a more important time for women to stand in this place

It’s exciting to see that a record-breaking number of women are running in this Federal Election, but the numbers mask the real story – according to new research from ANU, just two in 10 female candidates are contesting winnable seats. Male candidates are overwhelmingly more likely to be up for election in safe, winnable seats….

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 Leadership Symposium in Sydney about why it is so important to advance gender parity in all levels of politics. We found her talk both inspiring and enlightening, and wanted to hear more from…

Written by Kali Goldstone, Senior Advisor, WFEA “Intersectionality” has recently become part of the public discussion around feminism, but it’s not new. The term was first used by scholar and civil rights advocate Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989. While still a student studying to be a lawyer, she saw that gender and race were looked at as…

The Women for Election Australia Parliamentary Friendship Groupis a non-partisan initiative, to redress the gender imbalance in political representation across all of Australia’s parliamentary chambers; from Canberra to our local council chambers. This group will bring together female and male champions from across party lines and states to show support for the work WFEA is doing out in the community Senator…

Much has been written about the impact of the COVID-induced recession and its disproportionate impact on women. Where previous economic downturns have hit male-dominant sectors heavily, 2020 has seen female-dominated industries such as hospitality, administrative services and the arts hit hardest. More women than men have lost jobs or had their working hours slashed. Conversely,…

When the #March4Justice marches were announced, the Women for Election team went into overdrive. We were going to attend. We were going to take an active part. We were going to make our voices heard. Many of our board members, volunteers and friends made the trek to Canberra and others attended in their home cities…