Australia lags on female representation in federal government Posted on May 6, 2019September 9, 2019 by Maria Gil Posted in Bylines, The Junction Although women make up almost 51 per cent of Australia’s population, less than half of the sitting parliament members are women, with 45 in the lower house and 30 in the upper house. Since gaining the right to vote and to run for office in 1902, women have slowly populated the parliament chambers with their voices. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Related
