The Coalition for Women in Government is applauding a motion put forward in the legislature by Minister Paula Biggar to modernize sitting times in the Legislature.
The Coalition says it has long called for a change in sitting times for the Legislative Assembly, first recommending changes to evening sitting times almost ten years ago.
Coalition Execurive Director Dawn Wilson says the current hours of the Legislature were created to accommodate the passenger train schedule, which ended in 1968.
The Coalition says evening hours are a barrier, and removing them would help encourage more women and caregivers of all genders to run for legislative seats.