“In the House of Representatives where the laws are implemented, where the national debates occur — my side of politics, the governing parties, have 11 of the 150 members who are female. Four of us are retiring at the next election,” she said at the event organised by The Body Shop.
She also highlighted how in 1997 Australia was ranked 15th in the world in terms of female representation in our parliament.And according to a report released by the government’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency last week, while there are more women in the workforce and in managerial positions today, when it comes to the upper echelons of leadership, based on current projections it will take us another 80 years before we see “equality between men and women” at senior levels.
“We can debate about quotas and we can talk about targets and we can legislate, but we also have to change attitudes — the way people feel about equality and diversity,” she said. Ms Bishop would not be drawn into whether she had personally experienced sexism during her long political career when asked by news.com.au.
if they are anything like her we are better off without them.
Jumping on the ruinyourlegacy bandwagon , a race to the bottom between Bishop and Turnbull !
Do women need men to hold their hand to become politicians? If women don’t have what it takes to get voted in, then we don’t want them leading our country.
Can she hurry up and retire..
Maybe women are too smart to enter politics.
Irrelevant you are... Be gone
Well , there was enough but they are all resigning en mass for various reasons
She's a quitter. No courage. No fortitude. No staying power. Irrelevant.
Go away now Julie if you can’t play nicely.
Pauline Hanson never whinges about how many women R in politics! Puh-Leeze! The more women in politics, the crappier they will treat each other...they don’t corner the market on “perfection”...get a new rort, Julia!
Is this the same Julia Bishop who refuses to identify herself as a feminist?
I am sick of hearing about women, I think this country has bigger issues.
Yawn: I'm more worried about the lack of woman in 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
That time of the week again is it?
Didn’t she have a say in it , to improve it ?
Julie Bishop has been carried ,all her Political life. If her speeches we not scripted,she wouldn't have a Clue what to say. She's betrayed for PM's. She knew what was being planned against them all and never said a word.
Why would women want to be in this terrible profession anyway ?
Maybe not enough women are good enough
JulieBishopMP needs to hurry up & go away before she does irreparable damage to what little legacy she has left dignityplease
Just shut up Julie
Aren't we lucky JulieBishopMP left politics.
Malcom Turnbull 2.0
Thinking JulieBishopMP went to the MalcomTurnbull1 school of leaving politics. Lob grenades at will and as often as possible. Just saying. auspol
She became one rich women on the back of the party. Too bad Ms JulieBishopMP didn't leave with dignity. This is her legacy.
Leaving the party, then kicking it to them is such a Liberal party move. She'll never change.
Sow
BTW Julie, how much are you walking away with and would it have been the same if you were in opposition and then left
The problem with bleating women like this is that the Major Parties are forced to accept under qualified women who are not up to the job and then blame male colleagues, puff out their chests and call them misogynists, if you are good enough you will be chosen
I know JulieBishopMP and TurnbullMalcolm were friends. However, I never realized that both had such inflated egos that they would rather destroy the party and punish their former friends, than recognize and accept that the Australia will still be fine without the two of them.
Just go away already. Its merit based lady, not affirmative. Embarrassment to W.A.
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