I'm reliably informed that Australia-wide women make up no more than around 25% of the total number of elected representatives at local government, state and federal level.
In a political scene dominated by men, in the last twelve months we have had a paedophile and a chair sniffer as ministers in NSW and WA Governments.
Opening The Australian yesterday I found that the new NSW Police Minister has just resigned after 3 days in office because of reports that:
"A witness told The Australian Mr Brown stripped down to his "very brief" underpants and danced to loud "Oxford Street-style" techno music on a green leather Chesterfield couch he had recently ordered for his office.
The witness said Mr Brown "mounted the chest" of Wollongong MP Noreen Hay.
The witness said Mr Brown called out to Ms Hay's adult daughter during the performance: "Look at this, I'm tittie-f..king your mother!"
A spokesman for Mr Brown denied he used any such words. However, Mr Brown did not deny the other allegations, including a simulated sex act on Ms Hay."
All this sexually off and sometimes downright criminal behaviour by other hairy-chested blokes leaves me beginning to wonder if we should give women a bit more of a chance when they stand for election.
Even Federal Labor MP Belinda Neal at her supposed worst was not accused of any sexual impropriety.
* Ms. Hay went onto ABC News Radio yesterday morning and totally denied the allegations in rather a strange way - it was ridiculous to think it had happened because there were younger and more attractive women than myself at the party.
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