Media release - 9th May 2022
Three quarters of young women voting for first time in the federal election do not believe Australian politics is an equal space for women and people of colour
From sexism and misogyny to racism, homophobia, transphobia and a lack of inclusive practices for people living with a disability, new Plan International Australia research has found that 75% of young Australian women do not feel politics is an equal or inclusive space for them. What’s more, 60% of the young people surveyed said that they didn’t feel that Parliament has become any more safe or equal in the last 12 months – despite multiple reviews into the toxic culture of Parliament and promises to fix things.