Taylor Says Gender Quotas ‘Subvert Democracy’ Amid Push for More Women

Sussan Ley says she’s open to all options to boost female representation in the Liberal Party.

Shadow Minister Angus Taylor at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Feb. 17, 2022. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

A day after Opposition Leader Sussan Ley said she was open to ideas to increase the number of women in the Liberal Party, Shadow Defence Minister Angus Taylor has distanced himself from gender quotas.

While Ley described herself as a “zealot” for boosting female participation in politics, she maintained a neutral stance on the specific mechanisms to achieve it. Taylor, however, ruled out quotas altogether.