Women-centric byelection ballots a sign of progress, but post-writ persistence needed to overcome gender-parity plateau: politicos
Nine out of the 13 candidates nominated by the parties represented in the House in the three April byelections are women, but overall, the proportion of women candidates has stalled at 30 per cent in the last three federal elections.
The majority-women slate of candidates in the three upcoming federal byelections is an encouraging development for gender equality in politics after a troubling plateau over the past three federal elections, advocates say.
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