Sydney to put up more statues of women after its public art labelled a ‘sausage party’
by Rafqa Touma from World news | The Guardian on (#6A5E1)
Councillor Linda Scott, who moved the motion, says there are about five times as many statues of birds as women in city council
A councillor has described Sydney's public art as sausage party" amid a campaign to balance gender representation among the city's public statues.
There are just six public statues of women in the city of Sydney, including two of Queen Victoria and one of saint Mary MacKillop.
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