Absence detrimental to national interest and hindering foreign policy objectives, Lowy Institute review finds
Women are not just underrepresented in parliament, company boards and senior management – they are also missing from Australia’s international relations presence, an absence described as “detrimental to the national interest [which] hinders the achievement of our foreign policy objectives”.
While gains have been made across some commonwealth departments, a Lowy Institute review of those public service agencies which deal with how Australia is presented to and deals with the world – trade, foreign affairs, defence, attorney general, home affairs, treasury, prime minister and cabinet and the nation’s intelligence agencies – lag significantly behind.
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