Government MPs have called for greater representation in parliament and a code of conduct to create a safer and more equal workplace.
This came after they had attended a summit run by the NU's Global Institute for Women's Leadership, an institute founded by Australia’s first female prime minister Julia Gillard to examine the underrepresentation of women in leadership roles.
Representation at the summit was met with MPs from all sides of government with Labor MP Anne Aly stating there is a “legacy of misogyny” within parliament and Greens MPs describing government culture as "a bit of toxic boys club.”
Even former Liberal MP Sharman Stone told the summit improving gender representation would help deliver better outcomes in government.