The Influence Gender Had in This Year’s Federal Election

At the beginning of the election campaign, we looked at the possible ways gender may influence the results of this years election. On the weekend, it became clear gender has a huge influence.

Fourteen new women have been elected to the Lower House including a wave of seven independents. Of those, all were women. Six had run in previously safe Liberal seats and one from a previously safe Labour seat.

Produced By: Claudia Copeland

Featured In Story: Dr. Camilla Nelson, Associate Professor in Media at the University of Notre Dame

First aired on The Wire, Monday 23 May 2022