In this analysis, Anna Hough of the Australian Parliamentary Library analyses the gender composition of Australian state and territory parliaments in comparison to that of the Federal parliament....
Category: Policy
When women vote, reason trumps rage
A hundred or so years ago, there was a woman called Vida Goldstein. She was an internationally renowned suffragist. She was the first Australian in the oval office. She ran as an independent several...
The Mothers’ Milk Tool: Putting a price on breastmilk
Breastfeeding and mothers’ milk is presently not counted in food systems or the economy and should be, argues Dr Julie Smith. She explains the new 'Mothers’ Milk Tool' quantifies the volume of...
Opaque Budget Papers, but here’s the gender scrutiny
The National Foundation for Australian Women is an independent feminist organisation that carries a voice outside of party politics. As we near the Federal election, BroadAgenda's editor Ginger...
The Batty effect: Sharing power with abuse survivors
In this article – which is both personal and research-based – Lisa Wheildon explores the events and social changes that led her to publish a paper about “The Batty Effect” in the journal Violence...
Ms. Representation: Gender composition of the Australian parliament
In this analysis, Anna Hough of the Australian Parliamentary Library analyses both how female representation has changed in the last 20 years, and how Australia ranks globally on achieving a...
The biggest gender equality event you’ve never heard of
Imagine an annual event which is exclusively focused on achieving gender equality, which attracts something in the order of 8,000 – 9,000 delegates from across the globe, and which produces a road...
A Summer of Hope: Harriet’s story
After two long years of the global COVID-19 pandemic, so many of us find ourselves tired and lacking energy for even basic tasks. Facing a new year does not fill us with the joy of possibility as it...
National housing policy: Where’s the vision?
Well before the floods hit the Northern Rivers of NSW, many people were already living precariously. The images of shattered men, women and children losing their homes from weatherboard...