Female federal election candidates still more likely than men to be running in marginal or unwinnable seats, analysis shows

The report found a smaller gap between the number of male and female Labor candidates running in safe seats. (ABC News: Nick Haggarty)

Described as "glass cliff candidates", women standing for both major parties still face a greater battle to get into parliament, with new analysis showing they are more likely to be running in a marginal or unwinnable seat than male counterparts.