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Should political parties be required to run a certain percentage of women candidates?

Candidate quotas is a system in which political parties are penalized for not running a certain percentage of women candidates for office. In 2012 legislation was introduced which would have required parties to field at least 30% women candidates at the next election and 40% at the election after that. If a party failed to meet these thresholds they would lose half of their public funding. Women currently make up 24.7% of the lower house and 38.2% in the upper house. Of 189 developed countries Australia currently ranks 46 out of 189. Proponents of quotas argue that they help promote gender diversity in government and are responsible for a 20% increase in the proportion of women in parliaments worldwide.

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 @8TD9RNXfrom Guam  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes as long as the most qualified should get the position.

 @bubblybubbles202Independentfrom Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

I do not have an opinion on this issue right now

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...7yrs7Y

Yes, our government should reflect the diversity of our society

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No, diversity should be encouraged but not forced

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No, the most qualified candidate should get the position regardless of gender

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...9yrs9Y

No

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Yes

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