This briefing paper examines the factors involved in under-representation of women in political decision-making, worldwide. It sets out actions to mitigate this, using a case study from Papua New Guinea, where the Our Voice program advocated for the reform of electoral laws to increase women's political representation.

Following the ousting of prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and allegations that women were bullied during the leadership spill, independent Victorian MP Cathy McGowan has cast doubt on the Coalition's ability to boost the number of women in its ranks, claim

As the dust settles on a messy leadership spill, allegations of bullying of female members of the parliamentary Liberal Party have opened a debate over whether the party has a problem with women's representation. But Josh Frydenberg, the newly elected Dep

The Liberal Party has again come under fire for the low number of women in its federal parliamentary team, with former Liberal senator Judith Troeth arguing female representation was "disgracefully lagging" and had regressed over the past 22 years.

While progress has been made, Australia still has long way to go to bring about gender equality.