Angus Taylor ousting Sussan Ley as leader of the Liberal Party reinforces longstanding perceptions about the Party’s treatment of women. Aleta Moriarty reports.
The 2025 election showed a widening chasm in the composition of two-party preferred voting, with the Coalition attracting 9% more votes from men than women, with women voters less likely to vote for the Coalition than at any time in recent history.
In particular, young and middle-aged women have abandoned the party; only 19.8% voted Coalition (less than 1 in 5).