Gender quotas are the only way for the Liberals to go: Simon Birmingham

The root of the LNP’s 'women problem'? It either hates women, or doesn't really care

Gender inequality is irrelevant to the Liberals, except insofar as it can be used to try to win votes. The post The root of the LNP’s ‘women problem’? It either hates women, or doesn’t really care appeared first on Crikey.

'Impossible to dispute': Zempilas looks to fix WA Liberals' women problem

WA Liberal leader Basil Zempilas commits to doing "whatever it takes" to increase the party's female members, not ruling out 50:50 quotas for preselection ahead of the next election.

'Issue with women' could keep Liberals in deep freeze

As the federal Liberals count the cost of a heavy election defeat, senior figures within the party are...

Gender quotas are the only way for the Liberals to go: Simon Birmingham

The Liberals’ former Senate leader Simon Birmingham has warned the party that serious changes will be needed to better reflect modern Australia.

Basil Zempilas open to quotas as WA Liberals confront gender imbalance

WA Liberal leader Basil Zempilas says he is prepared to consider 50:50 gender quotas for candidate preselection as part of a broader effort to address the party’s lack of female representation. “It is very clear, it is impossible to dispute, we do not have enough women who are part of the WA Liberal Party team,” Zempilas told the ABC, admitting the issue is as pressing in WA as it is federally. Zempilas said he is “looking at everything” to impr…

The gender imbalance at birth in our country is increasingly serious, with Bac Ninh being the locality with the highest difference, reaching 119.6 boys per 100 girls.