Female MPs: you’re either a mum, or the owner of an empty fruit bowl
Far more than men, female politicians have their political identities framed around their family and relationship situation.
View ArticleFeminists — the faceless women of the ALP
Is Labor so on the nose right now, that no-one can acknowledge what a remarkable job the ALP has done supporting women? asks "faceless woman of the ALP" Tanja Kovac, National Co-ordinator of EMILY’s...
View Article‘Unproductive old cow’, say one-dimensional old men
The latest example of misogynist abuse of the Prime Minister illustrates how she angers a certain type of male.
View ArticleEssential: if Julian Gillard were PM, he’d be riding higher
Most people think women in politics are subject to more personal criticism than men -- but women are far more convinced there's a problem, an Essential poll has found.
View ArticleSimons: how media perpetuate women’s silence
Men dominate the media, both creating it, and the people it covers. Is it any wonder it cynically dismissed Gillard's irritation at sexism?
View ArticleWhere are the women in the Liberal Party?
As the Coalition mounts a rearguard assault on sexism, should the smaller proportion of conservative women in power raise alarm bells? Political watcher Stephen Luntz reports.
View ArticleWomen in the bear pit: state-by-state analysis of female MPs
A state-by-state analysis finds the ACT and Victoria are the most female-friendly parliaments. But which state has 93% male MPs? Writer and Emily's List fellow Tanja Kovac crunches numbers.
View ArticlePatriarchy under siege: the rise and rise of gender
It was a bad week for the patriarchy, but some conservative men showed they still have principles ...
View ArticleJulia Gillard’s uphill battle against sexism
Some 60 years after the first woman was elected to Victorian Parliament, our first female PM is still fighting those who hate her because of her gender, writes Mary Delahunty in the latest edition of...
View ArticleTaim bilong ol meri? As Gillard visits PNG, women are listening
Julia Gillard makes for an unusual sight in Papua New Guinea -- a female politician. Reform to put more women in PNG's Parliament is slow and agonising, writes journalist Jo Chandler in the latest...
View ArticleBoys, boys, boys: Labor’s women problem
The Labor Party has an official policy of preselecting women for 40% of "safe" seats. But as Shaun Ewart discovers, the reality is not matching up.
View ArticleOrder in the House: which woman would ‘go into politics now?’
Women comprise 25% of MPs in the House of Representatives. Bond University journalism student Stephanie Cogno-Maglieri asks: is there any difference in performance? And which woman would want to go...
View ArticleMenus and cleavage aside, Eva Cox delivers feminist scorecard
Forget all the nonsense about sexist menus and cleavage. On what actually matters for women -- pay, retirement income, parental leave -- both parties score poorly.
View ArticleGreens take over where ALP left off
Crikey readers have their say on the Greens, Cardinal George Pell and what really happened at that stockbrokers' dinner.
View ArticleGillard’s knifing had nothing to do with the patriarchy
The chattering feminists are out in force, conflating the ALP caucus with "men" and Julia Gillard with "women". They are not the same. May Gillard be remembered for more than her gender.
View ArticleGovt ministry announced: men the 95% in Abbott cabinet
Tony Abbott has unveiled his new government's ministry in Canberra. There's some winners and losers -- none more so than women. Julie Bishop is the only female MP in cabinet.
View ArticlePromotion on — ahem — merit? It’s hard to see how …
Until men are actually promoted on merit, there's no reason why women should have to be. True equality is as many mediocre women in positions of power like federal cabinet.
View ArticleTips and rumours
'Blue ties, smilin at me' ... Simon Crean heads to uni? ... Burnie paper advocates for jobless, should start at home ...
View ArticleRoyal commission the change Australia needs
Crikey readers talk women in cabinet, the royal commission into child sex abuse and why everyone thinks the Coalition is better at managing the economy.
View ArticleShould we have quotas for women in cabinet?
Crikey readers talk merit, Gandhi and the lack of women in cabinet.
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