Coalition Prefers Quotas for Nationals on Frontbench Over Female Liberal MPs, Tanya Plibersek Claims
Labor's Tanya Plibersek criticizes the Liberal party's resistance to gender quotas for boosting female representation in politics. While the Coalition mandates quotas for National party MPs on the frontbench, they are hesitant to implement similar quotas for women. Plibersek highlights the disparity in female representation between Labor and the Liberals, emphasizing the need for more women in federal parliament.
The Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek criticized the Liberal party's opposition to quotas for increasing female representation in politics. She highlighted that Labor had achieved gender parity using quotas, while the number of female MPs in the Liberal party remained low. Plibersek pointed out the existence of quotas for National party MPs but not for women within the Liberal party.
On the other hand, the shadow defence minister, Angus Taylor, argued against gender quotas, suggesting that mentoring and support for women were better strategies. Despite a non-binding 50% target for female representation, the Liberals have not implemented quotas. The opposition leader, Sussan Ley, emphasized the need to recruit more women to the Liberal party but expressed personal ambivalence towards quotas.
Taylor and Ley agreed on the importance of increasing female representation but differed on the approach, with Taylor advocating for proactive action without quotas. Various reviews are underway to analyze the Coalition's election loss, with discussions on preselection processes and potential quota systems to address the gender imbalance within the party.
According to the source: The Guardian.
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