‘Deal with the women’s issue or enjoy oblivion’: conservative women on whether they can still call the Liberal party home

During the 2019 election campaign, she could be found door-knocking in Adelaide, and outside a polling booth handing out how-to-vote cards for the Liberal party. But she also represents a problem besetting conservative women: as the Liberal party has increasingly alienated, sidelined and lost the support of women, where do centre-right-voting, conservative-leaning women go? Can the Liberal party be their home any more? This year’s election drubbing – projected to bring a new record of elected women – has the Liberal party talking about gender quotas again. The NSW Liberal women’s council president, Berenice Walker, says she has historically been “resistant” to quotas, but now is the time for change.