The Coalition has long been accused of having a “women problem”: an inability to effectively engage with the nation’s female voters and identify key issues that resonate with this demographic.
In terms of the hard data, the Coalition has been underperforming with women relative to men for over two decades.
According to the ANU Election Study series, the Coalition has seen its vote among women underperform relative to men since the 2001 election, with the gap generally widening over time.
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