What should women be looking for in the election campaigns of the major parties?  What policy proposals would influence your vote?

Two quite different national women's organisations have surveyed the views of their membership and provide comprehensive reports that will inform and provoke thinking and discussion.  What are your priorities?

Chief Executive Women asked their members to rank the 5 most important priorities to address in the next 12-24 months for women in Australia, from a list of 14 options. Women’s economic participation and progression was overwhelmingly rated as most important (91%). This was followed by the care economy (70%), safety in workplaces, homes, and communities (56%), climate change (50%), and economic growth (50%).

The Women's Electoral Lobby also canvassed members and produced a comprehensive report covering: work; decent incomes for everyone: income adequacy and equality for women; affordable and safe housing for women; women’s health and wellbeing; reducing and eliminating violence against women; strengthening women’s representation; and gender equality in schools, vocational education and training, and early childhood education and care.