Gender parity closer after federal election but “sufficiently assertive” Liberal women are still outnumbered two to one - The Australia Institute

Gender parity closer after federal election but “sufficiently assertive” Liberal women are still outnumbered two to one - The Australia Institute

Now that the dust has settled on the 2025 federal election, what does it mean for the representation of women in Australian parliaments? In short, there has been a significant improvement at the national level. When we last wrote on this topic, the Australian Senate was majority female but only 40% of House of Representatives