Media Releases
The Fairness Agenda – How do the major parties rate?
18 August 2010
At the end of a long 5 week campaign, the Women’s Electoral Lobby, as one of Australia’s enduring women’s activist organisations, has scored the major social policies of each party for fairness against a Feminist Policy Framework.
“Regrettably, there has been too little focus this campaign on good social policy.” said Kathleen Swinbourne, WEL’s Elections Coordinator “We are very disappointed that few of the issues that make a fair society and help women – and men – to lead their lives, have been discussed much at all. Issues like fairness in pay, child care, family law and workplace culture were sadly missing.”
NO means NO, we won’t vote for you
4 August 2010
Did Tony Abbott really say with Julia Gillard no doesn’t mean no?
Is he channelling Alexander Downer?
We all remember Downer’s “the things that batter” joke. Well, it seems the Liberal Party has not progressed past that –Neanderthal – state.
Does Tony Abbott think it’s okay to use a long-running campaign fighting violence against women to score political points?
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Tony Abbott Misogynist of the Week?
August 2010
It’s been a big week for misogyny this week, and Tony Abbott is leading the pack.
The Women’s Electoral Lobby’s Misogynist Quote of the Week award has received a number of nominations already this week, where last week there was only one.
“Misogyny appears to be getting worse the further into the campaign we go. Tony Abbott has been nominated twice this week already” said Kathleen Swinbourne, Elections Coordinator for WEL
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Female friendly policies not just female leadership
July 2010
The polls tell us that women are more likely than men to vote for Julia Gillard. Women’s Electoral Lobby shares in the excitement and sense of achievement felt by many about our first female PM. But female leadership is not enough to earn our votes if it doesn’t result in fairer social policies.
