Claire Moore (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. Does the minister agree with the Foreign Minister that a lack of female leadership in social, political and economic sectors contributes to gender inequality? Has the minister advised the Prime Minister, the Minister for Women—who has said that the appointment of only two women to the cabinet reflects the capacity of women in his party room—that having the assistance of only two women in the cabinet is an effective way for women to break the barriers and the glass ceiling? (Time expired)