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@MehreenFaruqi says the intersection in Parliament between race and mysoginistic behaviour is much, much worse for women of colour
@KateEllis22 & #39;I don& #39;t want women to burn the place down I want them to take it over& #39;

@Indigocathy & #39;being an older, wiser country woman was a competitive advantage.& #39;
& #39;There& #39;s a significant thing happening in #AusPol at the moment. Watch & listen to female independents:
@helenhainesindi on integrity
@JacquiLambie on veterans
@zalisteggall on climate

@annabelcrabb on the legacy of the first female MP, Enid Lyons & #39;new broom& #39; approach is it created the expectation that women will & #39;be nicer& #39; in politics. That& #39;s a problem. As Carmen Lawrence and @cheryl_kernot found out.
The rise of independent #WomeninPolitics is a party failure

@clareawright asks & #39;do we need more women lawyers from private schools to be our MPs?& #39;
@MehreenFaruqi responds & #39;I have never felt so sidelined and marginalised as in parliament& #39; & #39;Parliament can be a very lonely place for a brown Muslim woman& #39; & #39;We need a diversity of women& #39;!

@KateEllis22 says it& #39;s time to shed a light on the toxic cycle of the Canberra media/press gallery rewarding those who spread rumours about MPs to advance their own political careers.

@annabelcrabb talks about the significant power in & #39;gossip& #39; and this is from the male view, as the default. Eg lots of blokes didn& #39;t think @Milliganreports #4Corners wasn& #39;t even a story. Until the women journos reset what we understood matters.

@Indigocathy at #sydneywritersfestival
To be a
#WomeninPolitics
Flex the courage muscle
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@clareawright asks the #WomeninPolitics panel at #sydneywritersfestival what is one structural change that would advance equality in politics?
1) @KateEllis22 - quotas work for structural reform
2) @MehreenFaruqi - we need more affirmative action and remove the barriers for women

3) @annabelcrabb - the community is often one step ahead and is changing the discussion. The external pressure will be the change.
4) @Indigocathy encourage young women to do @WomenElectionOz workshops and support them to run at local, state and federal to #GetElected

@clareawright wraps up with the books
#CathyGoesToCanberra
#SexLiesAndQuestionTime
#TooMigrantTooMuslimTooLoud
& upcoming documentary by Annabel Crabb in July on women in politics.