Judith Troeth is trying to persuade Liberals that the presence of more women in the parliamentary party will mean a larger pool of talent for ministerial and leadership positions, writes Marian Sawer
07 Jul 10 Comments (1)Gillard PM: is gender irrelevant now?
Compared with other countries, Australia’s progress in giving women access to political power is patchy, writes Marian Sawer
30 Jun 10 Comments (0)Two faces of gender equity in Vietnam
“We have jumped forward and gone backward in the space of my adult lifetime,” says one Vietnamese woman. Norman Abjorensen reports from Hanoi
06 May 10 Comments (4)A different kind of politics
When women from four political parties came together to force approval of RU486, a new cross-party grouping seemed to be in the making. Sara Dowse talks to three of the protagonists about what happened next
19 Dec 09 Comments (6)Grand plans
Two major reports on violence against women and children show a growing level of commitment by the federal government. Now it’s time to take the next steps, writes Susan Harris Rimmer
14 May 09 Comments (0)State of exception
The Liberal Party in New South Wales is a broad but fractious church, writes Norman Abjorensen in this profile of the independently minded Senator Marise Payne
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