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A new study released from the Parliamentary Library in Canberra shows the number of women in Australian and state parliaments has doubled since the last study done in 1996.

The updated research paper Women parliamentarians in Australia 1921–2013, shows there was 664 women in parliament in December, up from 303 in 1996.

These statistics provide interesting reading for those following the increasing number of women in senior decision-making roles in Australia’s governing institutions.

As these changes are flowing through national and state parliaments, the challenge for local government is ensuring activities reflect and accommodate greater participation of women as councillors and senior managers.

Currently, only 34 per cent of councillors are women, despite women comprising 50 per cent of the population.

The Victorian Local Government Women’s Charter section on our website has a range of materials with suggestions about ways local government can increase participation of women in senior decision-making.

This report – especially page 15 – might be useful reading before your meeting with Minister Cash. - 2 April 2014

Local government plagued by a culture of bullying | thetelegraph.com.au - 6 December 2013

Bullying is not confined to one council. Research for the NSW Local Government Association indicated that 45 per cent of women councillors had experienced bullying and harassment. Male councillors also identified bullying as a concern. We need to ''red card" bullying in local government. There needs to be a wholesale shift across NSW local government to stamp out bullying..

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SNIPPET: The Acting Minister for the Status of Women, Jenny Macklin, today called for public comment to help develop the next stage of the Australian Government's landmark workplace gender equality reforms. The introduction of the Workplace Gender Equality Act in November means employers with 100 or more employees will be required from 2014 to provide information against a standard set of gender equality indicators in their workplace. Other reporting matters could be about practical ways in which employers promote workplace gender equality.

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