Women MPs on Life, Power and Politics
Traditionally, parliament has been a gentlemen's club. And politics a bloke's game. But all this is changing. Quite suddenly. Women are beginning to make an impact on governments throughout the Western world, including Australasia.
'Getting Even' explores the work and political lives of female MPs in Australia and New Zealand - including one prime minister, a chief minister, an opposition leader, several ministers and many backbenchers. Based on interviews with over one hundred women politicians, 'Getting Even' tells stories of success - and failure - as gender balance comes to parliament. It is also a "how-to" book:
- how to obtain and retain preselection
- how to get elected
- how to win some of politics' glittering prizes
A perceptive and remarkably well-researched book exploring the dynamics of women in politics.
