Young Aus Women Are Jaded By Politics — Growing Up In The Gillard Era May Have Played A Part

A new global survey has found young Australian women and gender-diverse people feel more jaded, silenced and let down by the country’s politicians and political systems than the global average and hmm, funny that. Plan International surveyed 29,000 girls, women and gender-diverse people aged 15-24 from 29 countries and 60 per cent of Australian respondents “disagreed” with the statement that politicians act in their best interests, compared to the global figure of 43 per cent. 53 per cent also said their political leaders’ decisions actually made them feel more stressed, worried or anxious — 10 per cent higher than the global average. So why are young women in 2022 disenfranchised? Well, October 9 is the 10th anniversary Julia Gillard‘s famous misogyny speech