The future is female. That’s the message 17 young women took to the Prime Minister and the Australian Parliament in October. And with the election of 37-year-old Jacinda Ardern just across the pond,...
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Is #MeToo ‘impoverished’ feminism?
The response to the feminist hashtag #MeToo barely shows signs of slowing down, as social media users around the world continue to share their deeply personal experiences of sexual assault and...
How the Liberals can fix their gender problem
Faced with some pretty sobering figures, the Liberal Party has again ignited debate over how best to increase women’s representation in parliament.Across all parliaments in Australia, women make up...
Diversity without quotas? Reflections of a Liberal MLA
There is no doubt that in 2017, Australia has some way to go to improve representation of women in leadership roles – whether that be in politics or in other fields.The issue of quotas comes up from...
Voting for women: Lessons from Belgium
Despite sustained efforts to improve the gender balance of political representation, women are still underrepresented in most legislative assemblies around the world. Research has extensively...
Improving Media reporting of VAW
Working journalists take it for granted that sources – who you can get to, who will talk and how they talk – are crucial to reporting any story. Academics talk about how the issue is “framed”....
Shaping ‘new leadership’ for young women
“Even though my voice may tremble, even though I may speak softly, listen to what I have to say, for I have something to say.”The powerful words from a young Nepalese woman captured the essence of...
‘Boys Will Be Boys’: a theatrical gender flip
The world stands still as more and more women step up with allegations of sexual harassment and assault against Harvey Weinstein. In response, stories accompanied by the hashtag #MeToo have flooded...
#MeToo…and me: The transformative power in numbers
In April this year BroadAgenda published a blog by an anonymous woman about her experience of being raped as a teenager by a ‘friend’. That woman was me.In that piece I emphasised that for every...