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Congratulations Julia Gillard
Australia’s First Woman Prime Minister

“EMILY’s List is a network and support base for Labor women candidates. It does fundraising, as well as mentoring and support for women who think sometime in their life they may like to stand for public office.”

- Julia Gillard, Prime Minister EMILY’s List Australia

Women Can’t Trust Tony

Tony Abbott has old fashioned views about women’s role in life – on everything about when we should have babies, who we should marry, how we should work and even why we should iron clothes!

Tony Abbott’s leadership of the Coalition is a backward step for women. Only by helping elect progressive women to parliament can we stop his attempt to control women’s bodies and role in public life through. View article

Making a Difference for Women in Parliament

EMILY’s List Australia has helped elect 139 women to parliaments across Australia. You can help Julia, Jenny, Tanya and Penny and so many more women by making a donation to them, other talented women candidates or to one of the many programs run by EMILY’s List Australia to advance the policy priorities of women

Women who care for the community deserve equal pay

We already know women are the primary carier is in the home for children, elderly parents and disabled friends and relatives. But did you know that women also do the majority of professional care roles in the community? EMILY’s List Australia believes social and welfare workers who help people struggling with poverty, homelessness and family violence deserve better pay This is why we support the Australian Services Union’s Pay Up Campaign.