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Female pollies 'work harder than men'

Brisbane : Australia | about 1 month ago  
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Dr Mary Crawford, the federal member for Forde from 1987 to 1996, told a Women in Parliament conference that women parliamentarians face "glass obstacles" of always being judged on their appearance. This unrelenting focus had denied women MPs recognition of their true contribution to political...
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