Influencers in parliament? The outrage is as tired as it is sexist
The response to female influencers in Parliament House was extravagant and patronising. Confirmation that the political class still thinks young women shouldn’t worry their pretty little heads about money.
Jamila RizviDeputy Managing Director at Future Women.
A surprise tax cut from the government, a promise to halve petrol excise from the opposition, and a dead salmon held aloft by Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young – not to mention the start of an election campaign – should have given the political class enough to be getting on with last week. But no, the big story out of Canberra last week was influencers.
About a dozen content creators were invited to attend the budget lock-up by Labor, as well as interview the prime minister and other ministers. Their websites, podcasts and social media cover everything from health to finance, politics and social affairs.
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Jamila Rizvi is Deputy Managing Director at Future Women and a media commentator.
