Chandler grew up in the Huon Valley and attended St Michael's Collegiate, a Hobart private school for girls.

Following the report, Chandler described the party's engagement with women as "sobering",[5] but rejected the idea of gender quotas as a solution to fix the divide.

[18][19] In June 2021, Chandler appeared at an online event alongside Walt Heyer, an American de-transitioned activist who has called gender reassignment surgery a "modern-day frontal lobotomy".

[21] In February 2022, Chandler introduced the Sex Discrimination and Other Legislation Amendment (Save Women's Sport) Bill 2022[22] to the Parliament of Australia.

[23] Chandler also campaigns against the use of anti-discrimination laws and taxpayer funds to suppress free speech by those she calls "the woke".