As the air begins to clear after our recent leadership spill, the debate has turned to whether or not there is adequate female representation in parliament.

Under Scott Morrison, the number of women in cabinet has increased to 6, an improvement on the five women in parliament under ex PM Malcolm Turnbull, or the meagre one under Tony Abbott.

In an ABC interview, deputy Liberal leader Josh Frydenberg admitted that “we needed to get more women into safe seats as well as at the top table.”