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Your all-women political dream team. Go

Yesterday Jane Gilmore wrote about the need for an Australian Women’s Party. Inspired by the Women’s Equality Party in the UK and its leader Sophie Walker, with a dedicated focus on six areas including equal representation in politics and business, equal pay and an end to violence against women, Jane asked for expressions of interest for a similar party here. 

Unsurprisingly the idea seemed to resonate with readers. Last night Kath Kenny sent a tweet asking for suggestions for an all-women dream team and it sparked quite a few responses.

Some of the suggestions so far include:

  • Jane Caro as Minister for Education
  • Clementine Ford as Minister for Men  (With Tony Abbott as the minister assisting the minister for men)
  • Marcia Langton as Minister for Indigenous Affairs
  • Gillian Triggs as Attorney General or Immigration 
  • Heather Ridout as Minister for Industry and Science 
  • Gail Kelly for Treasurer
  • Judith Lucy as Minister for anything 
  • Ita Buttrose as Minister for Communication

These are a few of my ideas:

  • Ellyse Perry, Layne Beachley & Liz Ellis as Joint Ministers for Sport
  • Professor Fiona Stanley as Minister for Health 
  • Cate McGregor as Minister for Defence
  • Elizabeth Ann McGregor as Minister for the Arts 
  • Natasha Stott-Despoja as Foreign Minister
  • Liz Broderick as Minister for Gender Equality
  • Wendy McCarthy as Minister for Early Childhood Education & Care 
  • Pip Marlow, Maile Carnegie & Karen Stocks as Joint Ministers for Technology
  • Anne Summers as Minister for Eradicating violence against women
  • Tara Moss as Minister for Children  
  • Annabel Crabb as Speaker of the House (I’m assuming our party will have the majority in Parliament)

I’m also thinking we’re going to need a few taskforces for specific issues.

Violence against women: Rosie Batty, Tracy Howe, Heather Nancarrow, Karen Willis, Moo Baulch

Equal Pay: Marian Baird, Rae Cooper, Helen Conway

Workplace Diversity: Lisa Annese, Avril Henry, Ann Sherry  

Indigenous Affairs: Megan Davis, Nareen Young, Celeste Liddle

So, who would you include in your dream team?

For the purposes of this exercise let’s exclude anyone who is currently serving in a political party*. Whilst there are plenty of talented female politicians, admittedly most of whom are left out of Cabinet, this is a new platform. Start dreaming and share your ideas.

*With the exception of Bronwyn Bishop who would be a top contender for Minister for Transport. I couldn’t help myself.

 

 

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