Julia Banks on how politics fails women

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When Liberal MP Julia Banks quit the Morrison government in 2018, her resignation was cited as an example of how hostile the political environment can be towards women.But Banks’ story and her resignation happened to coincide with a landmark report: [email protected] report, and the changes it recommended, languished on the desk of the former government. But reform is now finally coming into effect and, in theory, should change the workplace for women.Today, former politician Julia Banks, on the report she watched be pushed aside, and her hope that this year it’s finally going to change our workplaces for the better.Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram.Guest: Former Liberal MP and the author of Power Play, Julia Banks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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