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Quotas only way to save Liberal Party’s women problem

Sally Patten
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The Liberal Party must introduce quotas for female election candidates if it is serious about stamping out sexual harassment in its ranks, one of the country’s top directors says.

Nicola Wakefield Evans, director of Macquarie Group, Lendlease and life insurer MetLife said Prime Minister Scott Morrison needed to surround himself with more female senior advisers, cabinet ministers and MPs in order to gain a better understanding of the challenges facing women in politics and more broadly.

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Sally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London. Connect with Sally on Twitter. Email Sally at spatten@afr.com

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