Women in Local Government: Understanding their Political Trajectories

该项目旨在通过地方政府的视角调查澳大利亚政治中女性长期代表性不足的问题。它希望产生新的知识，了解妇女参与政治的障碍、她们的政治表现和进入更高层次民选职位的途径。通过在整个选举周期中跟踪男性和女性议员，本研究试图对女性在地方政治中的经历进行有力的比较和衡量，以制定一个新的框架，以绘制和解决阻碍政治公平的障碍。预期结果包括理论进步和实现平等的“最佳实践”指南。这将通过促进各级政府的女性参与，提供显著的公共利益。

This project aims to investigate the chronic under representation of women in Australian politics through a local government lens. It expects to generate new knowledge about barriers to female political representation, their political performance and pathways to higher tiers of elected office. By following men and women councillors across an election cycle, this research seeks to robustly compare and measure women's experiences of local politics to develop a new framework to map and address obstacles preventing political equity. Expected outcomes include theoretical advances and a 'best practice' guide for achieving parity.This should provide significant public benefits by advancing female participation across all levels of governments.