SYDNEY, Australia — The women were members of Australia’s Parliament, but they said some male colleagues were more interested in commenting on their hair or their wardrobe choices than discussing policy. One recalled being asked if she had entered politics to find a husband. They said male lawmakers hectored them during speeches and even blew kisses at them.

Rebekha Sharkie, a lawmaker who was elected in 2016, said she started to dread giving speeches about legislation because of one colleague’s persistence in antagonizing her.

“It’s really just this bullying behavior that has been allowed to fester,” Ms. Sharkie said.

Sexism has long been part of the reality faced by women in Parliament. But fallout from the nasty political upheaval last month that ousted Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has led to forceful new protests over the issue, after allegations emerged that male lawmakers had bullied and intimidated female colleagues during the governing Liberal Party’s back-room negotiations.

Julie Bishop, who resigned as foreign minister after her bid to replace Mr. Turnbull failed, said in a speech last week that women in Parliament had long been subjected to “appalling behavior.”