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PATHWAYS TO POLITICS FOR WOMEN
UNSW RESEARCH
Rosalind Dixon is a Professor of Law at UNSW Sydney working on constitutional law , democratic design and resilience , and gender equality .
Rosalind is Co-Deputy Vice Chancellor for Equity , Diversity and Inclusion and a champion of shared leadership models . She is also Director of the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law and the Pathways to Politics Program for Women NSW .
Pathways to Politics for Women explores how to make the Commonwealth and NSW Parliaments more inclusive and representative . It offers training for NSW women ( cis and trans ) to stand for election , and research into policy changes surrounding working hours , care norms , and safe parliamentary practices . The program has run for two years and continues to expand its scope and ambitions for promoting gender and racially inclusive representation and decision-making in NSW .
> Support for the election of Sally Sitou MP ( ALP , Reid ) to the Commonwealth Parliament - an MP from a refugee background .
> Support for the election of eight local councillors in 2021 .
> Support for the election of the first black councillor in the City of Sydney .
> Engagement with members of the Commonwealth and NSW parliaments on structural reform .
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