WHAT’S WRONG WITH MERIT EVALUATION? WHY DOES ‘EQUAL’ TREATMENT NOT REWARD THE MOST DESERVING PERSONS?
22/02/2024
Author/Author: Michelle Smith, Deakin University Translator/Translator: Doan Thi Ngoc – Lecturer, Hoa Sen University There is only one woman appointed among the 19 Cabinet members of Australia’s new prime minister, Tony Abbott. As a result, online forums have been abuzz with debate about gender representation in federal politics. Several explanations have been offered as to why female Liberal MPs are still only “knocking on the door” for Cabinet positions. However, some also denied any problem with the new foreign minister, Julie Bishop, being the only woman in the front seat. One of the most frequent excuses used to explain the Australian parliament is...