Table of Contents

Illustrations

Tables and figures

Abbreviations

Preface

1 Political rights and representation

2 Women as voters: 'gender gap' politics

3 Women as candidates

4 Women in Australian parliaments: the pioneers

5 Women in Australian parliaments: World War II

6 Women in Australian parliaments: the new era

7 Women and Australian political parties

8 Women and party policy

9 The Australian women's movement: women in and against the state

10 Conclusions

Appendixes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

The authors are political scientists who have been involved with women's politics over many years and have personal knowledge of many of the women and events described. Marian Sawer is a senior lecturer at the University of Canberra and is the author of Sisters in Suits; Marian Simms is a senior lecturer at the Australian National University and is the author of A Liberal Nation.