Taylor Says Gender Quotas ‘Subvert Democracy’ Amid Push for More Women

Taylor Says Gender Quotas ‘Subvert Democracy’ Amid Push for More Women

A day after Opposition Leader Sussan Ley said she was open to ideas to increase the number of women in the Liberal Party, Shadow Defence Minister Angus Taylor has distanced himself from gender quotas.

While Ley described herself as a “zealot” for boosting female participation in politics, she maintained a neutral stance on the specific mechanisms to achieve it. Taylor, however, ruled out quotas altogether.

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