The 2022 Australian election saw women's issues at the forefront, contributing significantly to the ousting of Scott Morrison. This text explores the evolving role of women in Australian politics, highlighting key developments and potential future impacts.
Women and their issues were at the centre in the 2022 election. They were an important reason why Scott Morrison was turfed out of office. Mr Morrison, his party and the government were seen to have a much-touted 'women problem', ranging from mishandling the Brittany Higgins affair to the under-representation of women among Liberal MPs. Issues around equality for women were to the forefront in the campaign of the 'teals', helping a cluster of professional women winning seats from Liberals.
Start your weekend with the best of the ABC's journalism, presented by Virginia Trioli. Discover compelling features, big ideas and revealing analysis to understand the stories that matter to Australians. Will gender again be important at the 2025 election? Potentially — positively and negatively. Both sides hope that it will, in different ways, work to their advantage, while also fearing its downsides. There has been a big turnaround in how women vote, compared with decades ago, when they leaned more conservative than men. Now they tilt to the progressive side of politics. A priority for the Albanese government has been to deliver for women, and it has done so in a big way — from appointments to pay rises. A female governor-general succeeded a male; a woman followed a man to head the Reserve Bank; it was the same story at the Productivity Commission. This week Treasurer Jim Chalmers highlighted that women form the majority on both new boards of the Reserve Bank. (They are also a majority in the caucus.)At a policy level, Anthony Albanese has already implemented major childcare reform. This month he promised Labor would guarantee three days subsidised care a week with no activity test. There is more to come in this policy area. The government legislated to have the Fair Work Commission promote 'gender equality' in minimum wage reviews and for expert panels to assist in gender-related case
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