Sussan Ley encourages ‘assertive women’ to join Liberals in rebuff to party elder’s controversial comment

Former federal president Alan Stockdale reportedly claimed women had become ‘so assertive’ the party might need to consider extra support for menAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe opposition leader has encouraged “assertive women” to join the Liberals, hitting back at controversial comments made by a party elder.Sussan Ley, the first female leader of the Coalition, said the Liberals must reflect a modern Australia after the party’s former federal president Alan Stockdale reportedly claimed women had become “so assertive” that the party might need to consider extra support for men.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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