Tasmania has more women in state parliament than men and we're the first Australian state to do so.

A new program encouraging even more women to enter the fray has just wrapped up with 11 graduates across the age and political spectrum getting a taste of what to expect. 

Bagging politicians is practically a national sport, but do female pollies cop it more than men?

It was a pretty rough ride for some of the trailblazers and although things have changed in recent years ... by how much?

Featuring Fiona Blackwood.