Running for parliament is still a man’s world, with fewer female candidates – especially in winnable seats

Running for parliament is still a man’s world, with fewer female candidates – especially in winnable seats

Almost half of candidates contesting this election are women. But for the major parties, women are still more likely to be picked for harder to win seats than men.

Women candidates face 'glass cliff' of unwinnable seats

A report has found women struggle to be pre-selected for winnable seats at the federal election. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS) By Maeve Bannister Women are under-represented as candidates in the upcoming federal election and are more likely to be running in hard-to-win seats for the major parties. A report by the Australian National University has found fewer women than men are running in the May 3 poll, with many of those facing an uphill battl…

Women candidates put in 'unwinnable' seats in the federal election

ANU report reveals majority of Coalition women candidates are in high-risk, 'glass cliff' seats this election, compared with half of Labor's female candidates.

Not much political choice and lots of men

By Sarah Ward Of the 318 political hopefuls who have put themselves up for nomination to North Northamptonshire Council (NNC), two thirds are male, our analysis has found.31 wards will be contested across the North of the county on May 1, and of the 318 people who got their nomination papers in on time, 208 are men. Women’s rights charity The Fawcett society published a report after last year’s local elections and found that just 34 per cent of …

NDP slate is 51% women as both Liberals and Conservatives lose ground on gender balance since 2019 and 2021

OTTAWA - Canada’s NDP has nominated a diverse slate of candidates for the upcoming federal election, with more than half being women.

Women disproportionately placed in high-risk seats ahead of federal election

9.04.2025 - While some progress has been made towards gender equality in Australian elections, women remain underrepresented among candidates in the 2025 federal election, a new report from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.