Instructional Video4:48
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Women in Politics

9th - 12th
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. What roadblocks did present and past women run into on their way...
Instructional Video4:03
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Affirmative Action for Women in the Labor Party

9th - 12th
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. Liberal and Labor party politicians debate whether instituting an...
Instructional Video1:42
60 Second Histories

The Manchester Workhouse

K - 5th
Emmeline Pankhurst describes a visit to the Manchester Workhouse and the effect it had upon her
Instructional Video6:03
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Women of Parliament Unite on Abortion

9th - 12th
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. Ten years after access to the drug RU486 was severly limited in...
Instructional Video7:15
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Gender Quotas for the Liberal Party

9th - 12th
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. Both the Liberal and Labor parties recognized the gender disparity...
Instructional Video6:48
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Gender Deafness and Being the Only Woman in Cabinet

9th - 12th
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. Being ignored and having one's ideas appropriated by male members...
Instructional Video2:43
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

What Does it Take for a Woman to Qualify for Office in Australia?

9th - 12th
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. Women running for office today still get criticised for their...
Instructional Video3:55
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Future of Australian Gender Politics

9th - 12th
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. What do Australia's current and past female politicians hope the...
Instructional Video3:56
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Speaking Out About Sexism in Australian Parliament

9th - 12th
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. After decades of sexism and harassment in the workplace,...
Instructional Video5:43
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

What a Woman in Office Means for Australia

9th - 12th
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. In the mid 1990s, Bronwyn Bishop, Carmen Lawrence, and Cheryl...
Instructional Video4:29
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

RU486 Abortion Ban in Australia

9th - 12th
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. What does Telstra have to do with abortion access? Episode 3, part 5
Instructional Video4:26
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Women Raise Their Voices in Parliament

9th - 12th
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. Parliament is a noisy place. How have some female MPs navigated...
Instructional Video4:08
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Housewives of Australian Parliament

9th - 12th
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. What does an empty fruit bowl say about a woman's fitness - or...
Instructional Video3:59
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Dressing Like a Politician

9th - 12th
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. New job, new dress - female politicians face a lot of criticism...
Instructional Video3:19
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A Parliament Built for Men

9th - 12th
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. How many women held office in Australia before they finally added...
Instructional Video3:05
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Looking Like a Politician

9th - 12th
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. Women who ran for office in the second half of the 20th century...
Instructional Video5:08
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A Bill to End Sex Discrimination in Australia

9th - 12th
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. Senator Susan Ryan's Sex Discrimination Act turned out to be quite...
Instructional Video4:00
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Influence of Alcohol on Australian Parliament

9th - 12th
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. Rumors about the promiscuity of female members of parliament and...
Instructional Video2:17
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A Battle for Reproductive Rights in Australia

9th - 12th
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. In 1979, the Australian House of Representatives moved to restrict...
Instructional Video3:52
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Staying Silent About Sexism in Australian Parliament

9th - 12th
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. Why do many female members of parliament choose to remain publicly...
Instructional Video4:39
Odd Quartet

Music History - Clara Schumann

9th - 12th
Today we take a closer look at the life of Clara Schumann, one of the most well known piano performers of the Romantic era.
Instructional Video3:09
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Rise to Power, Fall From Grace

9th - 12th
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. After a bit of time in national politics, both Cheryl Kernot and...
Instructional Video15:01
Curated Video

Frida Kahlo's 'The Two Fridas’: Great Art Explained

9th - Higher Ed
Frida Kahlo is the most famous female artist in history. She deviated from the traditional portrayal of female beauty in art, and instead chose to paint raw and honest experiences. A near fatal bus accident at 18 left Frida crippled and...
Instructional Video5:32
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

To Confront or Ignore Gender Criticism from Colleagues?

9th - 12th
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. Is it better to address or ignore sexism from colleagues, rivals,...