{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Feminist Acts","title":"#5 - Parliament: What If Women Wrote The Rules?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2561,"description":"What would Parliament look like if it was remade by and for women?\nAustralia's first female parliamentarian was told Parliament was \"no place for a woman\". Her name was Edith Cowan. She got elected and helped change the laws governing women’s lives.\nBut within the chambers of Parliament itself, little has changed. \nWhether it's long stretches away from family, or the shouting matches of Question Time, Parliament still operates by rules designed around men’s lives. \nIn this episode, we take on a political system that needs to change.\nWhat if two people could share one MP’s job? What if Parliament made room for caring responsibilities, shared power and a different way of doing politics? \nIn this episode, you'll learn:\nWhy getting more women elected is only part of the battle for better laws\nWhat trailblazing women who broke into politics and law can teach us about changing the rules\nHow job-sharing MPs could open Parliament to more people and challenge the idea that power belongs to one person\n\nGuest: \nProfessor Kim Rubenstein, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Business Government and Law, University of Canberra; Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney; Honorary Professor, ANU.\nHosts:\nBecky Batagol, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University\nKate Seear, Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University\n\nTake action today:\nThe book is free! The provisions are drafted. Take them to your parliament. Adapt them for another jurisdiction. Or start your own feminist legislation project.\nDownload the full book for free (open access):\nhttps://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003372462/feminist-legislation-project-becky-batagol-heli-askola-jamie-walvisch-kate-seear\n\nThe Feminist Legislation Project: Rewriting Laws for Gender-Based Justice \nEdited By Becky Batagol, Kate Seear, Heli Askola, Jamie Walvisch\nPublished by Routledge\nCopyright 2025\n\nMentioned in this Episode:\nEdith Cowan, Australia’s first female parliamentarian, the...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/9qpaPxX9PgYAW5RSDNWabBKNADT3ptoX-L5GcGDtzBg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yOWQ3/MzEzZTg5Yjg2ZGQ4/ZDU0YzIzZTdjMzRh/NDdlNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}