Re:CAP - Winning For Women

About this episode

This episode discusses the historic achievement of a gender-equal federal parliament in Australia.

Welcome back to Re:CAP! On this episode, acting Executive Director, Sarah McKenzie is joined by the Executive Director of the Chifley Research Centre, Emma Dawson, to chat about how the upcoming federal parliament will be the first gender-equal parliament in Australian history. Read Sarah’s blog on this historical achievement: “A Question of Quotas” If you’re a young policy student or professional looking to network or learn more about passing progressive policies, then check out our Policy Hive. For more on our research and advocacy, visit the Per Capita website. Per Capita's podcasts are recorded and produced on Wurundjeri land.

People in this episode

Host: Sarah McKenzie

Guest: Emma Dawson

Topics covered

• gender equality
• Australian politics
• federal parliament
• women in leadership
• progressive policies

Keywords

• gender-equal parliament
• Australia
• Sarah McKenzie
• Emma Dawson
• policy
• progressive policies
• Chifley Research Centre

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chifley Research Centre, Per Capita

Places: Wurundjeri land

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