#gender-quotas

#gender-quotas

"First of all, quotas are so important," she said in conversation with Hala Gorani, a contributing correspondent at NBC News. "If you don't have quotas, women always will be excluded. So we need to put quotas in from the beginning." She estimated that her industry is 70% female, and most of her new appointees are women, not because of their gender but because they're highly qualified.

Proponents of quotas, including NSW senator Maria Kovacic, say sunset provisions to remove preferential treatment for women must be included in any rule change.

The statement by the five female Liberal MPs condemned the decision for gender quotas, claiming it demeaned women's capabilities and perpetuated their minority status in politics.