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Quotas – how affirmative action changed the Labor Party for the better

March 31, 2021

Parliaments are traditionally male bastions of power, but you would think that in all the years since women’s suffrage in Australia there would be greater change. The right for women to be elected to...

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The Liberals’ problem with women is simple: the men block their path

March 28, 2021

"The ALP has used the wildly successful Emily’s List since 1996 to inject political smarts into generations of Labor women and provide vital mentoring. The Liberals have nothing similar." Jon Faine

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Women unite in anger to march on Parliament and across the nation

March 10, 2021

Women across Australia are saying #EnoughIsEnough We refuse to wait over 100 years to reach gender equality at the current rate of change. We demand our human right to live free from violence and discrimination. ...

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Aged care is one of the big feminist issues of our time

March 01, 2021

Meredith Burgmann has wrote this opinion piece on the day the Royal Commission into Aged Care was released. A farcical press conference was given at the same time as the public release of the...

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Parental leave: Women’s health hangs in the balance

February 14, 2021

Lucie O'Brien wrote an excellent piece in The Age on in different experiences of women how have children to care for compared to their male partners during the lockdowns. yes it does impact on their...

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QELAG Celebration of 2020 Candidates

February 10, 2021

The QELAG celebrated the Queensland election win at Parliament House late last year, with Christmas drinks and a Celebration of their EMILY’s List Candidates. EMILY’s List members were joined by Queensland EMILY’s List MP’s,...

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