This report examines representation in Australia’s 48th Federal Parliament and analyses gender, Indigeneity, cultural background, education, age and employment. It provides a statistical snapshot of members at the opening of the 48th Parliament, outlines pathways into politics, and highlights where parliamentary composition reflects or diverges from broader society.

This paper considers the experiences of Victorian women during the war years. It looks at their experiences, and shares some of the memories of other female parliamentarians who lived during the war years. The paper also explores some of the changes to Victorian women’s lives as they entered the workforce in record numbers and navigated...

This report shows that there are fewer women than men running in the 2025 federal election and they are more likely to be running in ‘glass cliff’ seats that are hard to win and precarious to hold. Labor has a higher number of women than men running, but men still have a better shot at...

In 1924 the first woman stood for the Victorian Parliament and the 60th Parliament has equal numbers of men and women. This paper provides an overview of the debates that led to legislative change and a summary of the experience of Victoria’s first female state-election candidate. It also demonstrates the increase in the number of...

This year, the 18th edition of the Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks gender parity across 146 economies, providing a basis for the analysis of gender parity developments across two-thirds of the world’s economies. Data shows that while no country has achieved full gender parity, 97% of the economies included in this edition have closed more...