Why a wave of women in politics hasn't happened yet | Politics Explained
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Women in Australia have a long way to go before we reach parity in federal politics. Despite being among the first countries in the world to grant women the vote, it would take four decades before we actually elected any women to Federal Parliament. Only one in three parliamentarians at a federal level are women, and they - especially those in leadership positions - have often been the target of criticism that’s based more on their gender than their policies.
But what if we applied a bit of a heavier hand to trying to fix the gender disparity in Parliament? About half the world uses quotas or designated seats for women.
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The government should not reserve positions for men or women in government. It should be for whoever is the best person for the job.
Exactly right! Why should an applicant's sexuality have any bearing whatsoever on their suitability to their role? That's just rubbish.
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This is true, but it is important to remember that judging by how many women report being treated in the political system, it would not be surprising to see that there would be an implicit bias against minorities.
NO! I don't care if we burn this country to the ground on account of poor leadership it HAS TO BE 50/50!
@@chloe-qs7ue oh yes the same old same old when woman can't get there own way they try manipulation of course if that dont work then the old play the victim to get there way
Woman need to grow up and stop playing the victim
I think there should be more female brick layers. Its outrageous that this profession is dominated by people who identify as male.
98% of garbage collectors are men its a disgrace.
@@bowhunterxxx there couple females working for Bingo Bins.
@@kimjongun269 I said 98% ??????????????
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Snoq shovlers also 99% male... I think equality should start with women working along with men to build the nation, with their bare hands.
perhaps the electorate has a say in the matter.
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It's should be about the "best person for the job" or "the representation of identity groups" it should be who is elected by the people since this is meant to be a democracy, or is the abc against democratic values now.
This wasn't an endorsement for gender quotas in gov. It even says that it's unfortunate for female pollies that there has been more focus on their gender, than their policies.
Yep not because of your race or gener but level of professionalism, if its not then wtf is the point of schools
Its about creating equality of opportunity for all people aspiring to positions in government
I get it's important to have women in parliament, but you cannot get rid of someone running for office based on their gender, race or whatever because that is discrimination. But by merit and the best candidate for that region, if its a man, let it be man, if it's a woman let it be a woman OKAY?
Why aren't there more women in waste management? Why aren't there more women in welding?
What is your answer?
Because men like you prevents women from joining in the first place. Just read up couple law suits on oil field jobs, male managers pass female candidates with more job experiences for male candidate with less experience and that why you assholes are to blame.
Your bias is the reason why women can’t join the army in all branches until now. Men like you always prevent this from happen and then turn around and say it’s women who doesn’t show up in those manly fields.
I hope more old boys job will get break into and misogyny shit like you will just go eat your own words.
It’s not a hard job but it’s a job where biased men want to be gatekeeper for other men. It took decades of feminist group lobbying for the arm forces to finally open all fields of service to women. No thanks to men like you.
The answer is that women underperform. They can't do the same job a man can. Spend more time in stem fields. Cultural sciences are like astrology, only makes sense to the equally unscientific, and the results show.
Neghard Flaghut if you say women under performs, then does this mean women who overwhelmingly represent in college courses and teaching course means women are smarter than man, which is why boys are now giving preference for college applications due to too many women’s outscoring men. You see if I were to accept your argument regarding the men being stronger because that represent more in certain fields, then I can argue exactly the same about women being smarter than men as our testing scores clearly showing the result. Btw brain still beats the brows as nowadays heavy works are done by machines not men. You want to keep the traditional role going but technology is moving beyond that. No men uses shovel can beat a women with a excavator remember this.
@@inkbold8511 I think it means men are more capable of working in the field of their degree while women are resiged to more homely duties where they won't be missed or needed for maternity leave. Those that cannot do, teach.
Equality of outcome is never the right solution. First of all it assumes that women can't get a seat based on their own merit which is insulting.
Second of all, it is discrimination just as it would be if the was a quota for men.
Third of all, we start allowing people that aren't the best for that job control our country.
Its even worse in dangerous jobs such as construction and mining. Also, why dont you put a quota on garbage collectors or sewerage workers? Yeah, thats what I thought.
This didn't endorse quotas.
I support meritocracy.
Nice to meet you friend.. You sound like a nice person.. Can we get to know each other better!
Facts don't care about your feelings though😂
Also did you watch this or just come here to spout irrelevant information... where did they endorse quota's?😂
We do not need quotas for women in parliament. We should only pick people on merit, and that being the case we will get at least 50% women anyway.
How do you know they dont all identify as women?
Why? Clearly because not enough of them *choose* to go into politics. Personal choices are the reason all disparities between sexes exist. Including that of medium pay.
Just once I wish this subject was addressed honestly and impartially without being saturated in PC.
But that ignores so many other factors though. It's not black or white.
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Exactly. Make it _'the main reason',_ not *the* reason. Point remains, thought. The main reason is that women simply do not make the same choices, have different priorities and are able to put in different amounts of work due to those different choices and priorities. There are plenty of lesser aspects present however they all fall under one of these reasons.
@@ivareskesner2019 personal choices don't occur in a bubble though so while, yes a large contributing factor may be women choosing not to go into politics into the first place there is nothing wrong with asking the question as to why women aren't choosing politics.
It should be discussed what this is due to be or personal preference women's perception(and reality) of how female politicians are treated and the work environment.
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There is nothing wrong with having *any* discussion whatsoever. What *is* wrong is creating a perception that the reason for this disparity is that women are being victimised by men and making that the chief point of discussion at hand. I am yet to see this issue dissected on all fronts and approached from all perspectives equally unencumbered by fear of being singled out by the PC police.
The media have now created and environment where only one view prevails and any other view is scorned, frowned upon and criticised as being socially degenerative, sexist, misogynist (or any other number of dog-whistles) If a person even dares suggest that perhaps men and women simply make different choices and have different priorities.
Let me ask you - do you defend the need to have a discussion about what I just mentioned as strongly as you do the discussion everybody everywhere is already having as it is? Because currently there is only one discussion occurring with the rest being shouted down. I think we have to be fair here.
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Women are 51% of the voters, therefore it's women deciding not to vote for women and preferring men.
You say the job, hours etc, is difficult for women...suggesting women are weaker than men, or it's easy for them.
Could it be, the type of people who'd want to be politicians are a certain type of person, willing to sacrifice family time, privacy, and work long hours? Women more often usually choose not to do this, in all jobs. Quotas infer that women are not good enough to get the job themselves, even with women voting for them. It's undemocratic and sexist.
Larissa waters was feeding her child in parliament at the expense of her focus to her job. That looks bad to me
yeah honestly should just drown the baby so she can better do her role amirite
Why aren’t there more women in dangerous jobs?
Because men like you prevents women from joining in the first place. Just read up couple law suits on oil field jobs, male managers pass female candidates with more job experiences for male candidate with less experience and that why you assholes are to blame.
Your bias is the reason why women can’t join the army in all branches until now. Men like always prevent this from happen and then turn around and say it’s women who doesn’t show up in those manly fields.
I hope more old boys job will get break into and misogyny shit like you will just go eat your own words.
i i tell that to 25% of women who doesn’t want any motherhood then tell me why they can’t get into higher paying oil field jobs when it is men that blocks their path on purposes. Not every women wants to marry or abandon their career for a unappreciated role of being a housewife and more women are seeing career as better stable choices than marrying men
whose unpredictable behavior may cause her misery in her entire life. Same reasons why women initiate more divorces because they realize men aren’t reliable and being a house servant is a shitty job. Whereas she can make a name for herself in a career and be appreciated in job for that contributes rather than being unknown like century of women before her.
Because it's too haarrrd..e.
Because equality is a _pick -your-own_ buffet for third wave feminists, didn't you know? It's not equality they want, it's special treatment
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Because they risk serious injury while bending over to turn the telly on, right?
So the Labor party has gender quotas?
Like I needed another reason not to vote for them...yet the ABC hand delivers one to me.
Good I hope you enjoy being on the losing side.
@@maxsmart645 If you would vote for a government that demands gender quotas, I don't know what to tell you.
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You just wrote you wouldnt now you write you would which is it?
And what is wrong with having the nation's government look like its people.
If it takes forcing equality to get it started then good.
@@maxsmart645 Typo.
@@justinm2697 Yeah, having a political party that represents the people is horrible. That's why i'll be voting liberal, average age over 50, 80% went to private school and average homes owned 2 each.
yes the current system may not be giving women a fair go, however you have not given a valid argument for why quoters would.
Women dont care for politics. stop blaming a system or men for something tgat is in the hands of women. they are no victims. they have all chances to be what they want to be. unfortunately more than men do. which is sexist on its own.
@@wolfgangbreitenseher358 I suggest you learn about what happened to Australia's first female prime minister, and the rapes in the Australian parliament that happened a few months ago.
@@leftistadvocate9718 Australias first female prime minister who only become prime minister because she back stabbed a man to get that position she wasn't voted in by the people keep in mind many of the voters are also woman
If you are talking about the porter case then how do we know he is guilty when there is no hard proof
Infact alot of the story is very dodgy
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Why aren't there more forklift drivers in parliament?
Because forklift drivers are too honest to be politicians.
Because forklift driver can’t even past any civil test. Blue collar workers are too stupid that’s why they are blue collar workers. Women that took higher education with experience should get into higher position but misogyny men will find any excuse to block women from gaining any equality.
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Blue collar workers are not stupid people at all. Not everyone wants to work in a office not everyone is interested in that type of living.
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I'm pretty sure it's just your shitty attitude, bad spelling and sense of entitlement that prevents you from becoming the champion of people you think you deserve to be.
Ink Bold at least blue collar workers know how to spell and use proper grammar. I assume you don’t have a higher education???
The problem is with them, the lack of them, the standard of them
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Conservatives would say yes.
@@thetrashmaster1352 I thought conservatives loved the Queen...
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Okay 100% agreed, but if you want more relevance, make a similar docu with tradies. Equality should be in every workforce
The weomen don't want equality in the trade jobs... they want the ceo roles but are not fit for the job...😂
You know what I wish, I wish our National Broadcaster could be objective and present news & current affairs in a central fair way that the average voter can say this is not left leaning inner City issues. Australia is much more than Brunswick or Newtown !
"Gosh, if only everything just stuck to the way I view the world" :^)
This is typical of those consumed by idology to insult and demean someone obviously far brighter but different view
Let me just say. Rwanda is a terrible example, it only had a lot of women in its parliament because the civil war killed so many men that Rwanda was left with a significant female majority (in terms of population) so women had to take charge.
Also Rwanda isn’t a democracy, and it’s parliament has basically no power and the president of Rwanda is a man soooo
how about people are there on their MERIT not their Gender.
It’s not about gender it’s who is good at the job
Why military and all other dirty jobs don’t have 50% women quota. And why only rich leading jobs have women quota?
Because men like you prevents women from joining in the first place. Just read up couple law suits on oil field jobs, male managers pass female candidates with more job experiences for male candidate with less experience and that why you assholes are to blame.
Your bias is the reason why women can’t join the army in all branches until now. Men like you always prevent this from happen and then turn around and say it’s women who doesn’t show up in those manly fields.
I hope more old boys job will get break into and misogyny shit like you will just go eat your own words.
It’s not a hard job but it’s a job where biased men want to be gatekeeper for other men. It took decades of feminist group lobbying for the arm forces to finally open all fields of service to women. No thanks to men like you.
As a feminist I can’t wait to see quota for arm services that would means more women will be in general position, and I bet you will be the first man to cry foul for letter women joining the higher career paths.
because there spoiled.
And they say ABC is independent of political groups. How appropriate is it to post a editorial peace during an election? Btw, it should be equal opportunity not equal outcome.
Look what happened when Labor elected a prime minister based on her gender a few years ago. That went well didn't it?
What diffrence does it make what gender they are? What can women bring to parliment that men can't? The ones we have had so far seem pretty piss weak.
I heard an excellent show on RN today about population control which demonstrated how many excellent, sane, reasonable and rational arguments there are for limiting population growth. On the other hand there where those who preferred to call racism, racism until they went blue in the face. It is a tactic used to harness emotions and stifle any appeal to common sense. The same goes for gender equality. Do you think Hillary Clinton would have dropped any less bombs on the Middle East? Did Obama do anything but bomb the brown people in the Middle East or rein in Wall street? Does anybody in the world apart from the ABC care what Israel Falau thinks his god is going to do to homosexuals?
Nice to meet you friend.. You sound like a nice person.. Can we get to know each other better!
@@andremoreau3413 Probably not, Sweetie. You know how it is with the internet. Take good care and have a wonderful day.
Would you like to be given a job based on your gender or how good you are at the job? I'm all for more woman in Parliament but seat saving for woman isnt fair
Work for it instead of wanting it given
well they weren't losing women left right and center. they were losing women right.
Hi warm greetings. Hope you're doing great over there?..nice speech. I admire you I must really say, I saw your comment as I was watching this video. I'd like to be a friend with you if don't mind?
It’s their choice, if a women wants to run for parliament good luck to her.
And besides the parliament isn’t a jury. It doesn’t have to have a definitive percentage of sitting members of a certain race or gender. Politics isn’t about ethnicity or gender, it’s about strong policy.
I think the question is more about why more women don't go into politics than anything.
How can you say that…its not a about wanting to run for parliament it’s a about how society still don’t trust woman in power. It’s disgusting! Think about that for a moment, maybe you will understand the problem
Quota I think is a terrible idea though I concede having more women in parliament would make it more representative of the people. The solution here is perhaps to encourage more women to get into it. Waters is a fantastic example.
One only has a limited amount of time on earth so choose wisely and give it your all but there isn't enough time to be and do everything but don't be foolish enough to wreck your system with quotas that will block the best dedicated focused individual from serving the nation & it's people as a whole!
The republicans just had a wave of women so
Because women don't vote as a block. Like every man they have the ability to make up their own mind and choose who they wish to support. There didn't need nearly 6 minutes to explain that concept did I? Just 27 words.
Quotas are flat out discrimination
Thank you from a native Canadian woman
God. Does the ABC every report on anything important?
Yeah, but you only click on the short videos so you can comment on minor issues.
There's less women in politics because less women choose to go into politics, not because we are opposing them. And setting aside a percentage for them is basically just upping the competition for men and leaving empty spots for women to fill.
Quotas are awful and should be abolished
This video is the most delirious absurd thing I've seen today disregarding a lot of actual facts
Letting women vote was one of the biggest mistakes western civilization ever made. I think we'd get where we are today eventually regardless in the west due to weak men, but it would have definitely happened a lot slower if it weren't for women votes.
and maybe by that time tech would have made up for it.
How left can you get?
do women want equality or revenge at this point.
All women get where they are by having men help them. It hurts because it is true. Look inside, search your feelings. Fear leads to fear, fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to the female side.
@lesley leslie women's rights are only upheld by the threat of violence by men, so don't even try. Biology is fact.
The graphic at 00:43 is wrong. Ireland gave women over 21 the vote in 1922.
Why aren't there more women as mechanic's, IT, soilders, management, pilots....because it's a hard job!!
Are you trying to say women cant work hard?
@@thetrashmaster1352 Can they?
@@thetrashmaster1352 in those fields usually Ya.
I can't believe it can be this good
I love the comments... claiming that treating people equally is a leftist agenda... by that logic right wingers are not treating people equally... full circle. This report can't be considered biased/pushing an agenda, because they are stating facts and statistics. You can oppose an opinion but you can't fight facts.
It’s literally 1/5 in the US
Why not have a wave of good politicians regardless of if they are male or female?
But, women are all about feelings. Feelings should not be in politics. I remember I was against the building of the greater belt bridge in Denmark. My opposition was 100% feelings. It was paid back in record time. So, we should not make feelings a part of the debate.
Why does that even matter? It should be the best person for the job
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Okay then, so let's have more women into the trades as well, like women brick layers and motor mechanics. Wait that's right, they want to cherry pick the high paying jobs. This is just feminism gone awry.
Women got the right to vote in Ireland in 1922, not 1928. Prior to that, in 1918, a limited number of women had the right.
Here when Tu Le got axed
Just watch question time the men have a much harder go at other men, but if you have a go at a woman it's in the news JUST WATCH QUESTION TIME!
imagine confusing equality with equity LUL
You mean equality of opportunity with equality of outcome, I think.
Imagine getting your opinion on equity from a conservative american youtuber. Equity is providing basic needs like free healthcare, schools and roads. Has literally nothing to do with this.
Equity is the quality of being fair and reasonable in a way that gives equal treatment to everyone. - oxford dictionary.
Thank god. We d be history
Answer is short time yes but long time no
so, 1st how is this not fair to women 2nd how is this fair to men 3rd how are women better at politics do deserve this 4th what equality do they even need. please explain to me if you can.
The blokes have stuffed up politics in Australia.
A female Treasurer
A female PM
There are too many male politicians right up themselves.
Fed Up with the Ties and suits.
Australia so backward.
What countries was I supposed to expect to be paving the way in female representation in Government?
Your right, ABC...
PETA CREDLIN FOR PM!
She was a failure when she led Abbotts time at top job.
Why would anyone want her?
Does anyone have the balls to give them a real answer or are you going to dance around the obvious.
Why am I funding this?
Introduce a quoter and that poor women that earns the 51% spot does not get a job.
That's not how quotas work, at least 50% of the labor party will be women. it could be up to 100% if that many women want to.
Women are not cut out for politics and choose other careers. Simple as that.
We had a female prime minister 6 years ago that was more competent than all the prime ministers that came after her...
@@thetrashmaster1352 She served only three years and then resigned...after she saw the light.
@@japh2005 Actually she was removed as leader of the Labor Party.
@@hugejackedman7423 While she was prime minister wages increased, our GDP was raised, taxes were lowered and national security was at the highest it's been since the 90's. The only one of those Turnbull could accomplish was a higher GDP.
The Cuddly Male Chauvinist Pig why? Would you mind elaborating on that?
It has, just not in the backward USA… (c.20% women in government, never had a female head of state or government)
so.
It all about power. Women activist have no problem where some professions are dominated by women because those are considered as low paid powerless job.
They want equality in CEO post, big corporation head of government, Ministers post etc. And they want to reached the top of the summit and weild power without struggling for it through quotas.
And to think that they will work for the empowerment of women who really needs is a subjective argument put forward by those activist who consider all women as Saint (they are individual human being with vice and virtues) . At the end of the day it all about selfish gain for themselves in the name of so called gender equality and women empowerment
Well said :)
What a load of rubbish. Women have as much opportunity and more then any other time in history. You wanna get into Parliament then work for it!
Sorry but the only weomen who deserve to be in parliment are the ones who worked hard to get their on thier own merits... no woman should just be allowed into these positions just because they are soley just a woman... equality should be equal meaning they should not just be given the job because their are less weomen in the job.... also side note no mum should be breast feeding at work and especially on a live or recorded network... keep that private...
Basically you are saying preference should be given to women who don't have the appeal or ability to win over enough votes at the party branch level. Most party branches have fewer than 300 members who vote for a candidate in each electorate. At an absolute minimum someone who wants to stand for parliament and run the country should be able to sufficiently influence a majority amongst their own branch members. The party membership in Australia isn't a men's only club so quit your whinging. Branch stack and sign up 300 women members in each electoral across the country and then there'd be no men in parliament. How little effort, exertion, credibility and merit should one provide for a $200,000 a year job running the country. People living in glass houses shouldn't throw stones as after taking the technologists positions out of the ABC you don't have any gender equality either.
We had to stop my nan from insisting that the girls clean up last Christmas, for some reason reason alot of people think things are fair that laws no longer oppress
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How do we know that the men in Parliament are not transgenders ?
Because they are at home bossing on their kids and their fathers about!
Until I see women working on roofs in the summertime, on the deadliest catch and working in coal mines I will consider them equal.
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Are you a social worker/teacher or something close? Curiosity.
why cant we get the right person for the job instead of muh need to elect women
This video's argument is that the current merit system lets too many unqualified men in so just choose more women candidates next time to see if that fixes the problem.
Only have to look at the LNP men to know that most of them aren’t picked on merit!
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Women got the right to vote in 1918
Pretty low standard of reporting there abc. Illogical and politically correct.
Quickly look older! For what no thanks.
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I want to run but I can not spend that much time away from my kids yet. Maybe we need to move into the 21st century and allow people to video in and be apart of the process and vote in parliament via secure video link? If I could do that from WA I would already be on the ballot. More women in parliament better work life balance for all.
Don't you think it's kind of patronising to have to hand the seats over? What about meritocracy? I'm happy to have women in government but if there so happens to not be as many women as men why is that such a problem? Women keep voting for these people.
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Why so much pale things in that picture were is the aboriginal people why none of them in the picture
Rwanda "leading the way" with women the majority in parliament, $2,444 GDP per capita, 158th on the Human Development Index, and much higher corruption and income inequality than Australia.
Society wouldn't be so messed up if women stayed home where they belong and raised their own children instead of throwing them off at a daycare center. Selfish witches. I'm a woman saying this.
There will be more women in politics for sure, its the best way to get more privilages
Shame on Australian politics. Perhaps there are not enough women in politics but seeing the continuing sexist trend, it must be discouraging for many women. It must be so hard to be a woman in politics. If a woman is right for the job, let her have a go. I'm a man and a father of 3 daughters - what examples and tones are these ignorant and unrespectful men setting for Australia. If they can behave like that in parliament, imagine them behind public eyes, how can we trust them to make fair policies for Australia if they unashamedly behave like primitive cave men. Seriously, grow up spoiled little boys and be real men!
Would you be happy knowing that your daughters only got a position because of gender quotas? Or do you teach them to take advantage of a system that has been rigged in their favour.
I hope you are raising them better than that.
@Aqua Fyre My money's on Gonad.
You little, virtue signalling boy. Who the hell is not _'letting women have a go'?_ Do you suppose there is a big hairy bouncer at the politics and sociology classes in universities keeping them out and then the same happening at the Parliament House? Do you suppose the same reason applies to women not being well represented in the STEM fields?
Did it ever occur to you to ask women themselves why they don't go into politics (or STEM fields, for that matter)? Could it be that they simply have different interests and priorities to men? It looks like all that oestrogen in your household has made your balls shrivel and die, mate.
To all of you happy fellas who replied to my comment... Advance Australia Fair, hey!
I remember Jack Nicholson saying, ' When I think of a woman, I first think of a man then I take away the brain......'
More lady in the house of Reps. I like that.
Women out of politics.
The vast majority of these comments are terribly ignorant. 'Clearly not enough of them choose to go into politics' - well, yes, but there's a reason for that. There is a standard that has been set and that needs to change. Why should leadership be associated with solely men? You can argue that I'm being PC or a SJW, but it's the truth.
Haven't we done away with the definition of the word woman? Using that word is Marginalizing to men who identify as woman. Please stop.