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Why so many women leaders are eldest daughters and what it’s costing them

dubbed the “eldest daughter syndrome”, it describes a tendency to become the responsible one, the helper and the person everyone can count on.

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Why so many women leaders are eldest daughters and what it’s costing them

Latest news

Cheap memberships won’t fix the Liberal Party’s women and youth problem

Nette is ready for parole. A prison program is keeping her from her son

Gina Rinehart and Southern Cross Austereo: what do billionaire media buyouts mean for democracy?

Why working from home may be holding women back

‘Do you want children?’: Kylie Minogue and the sexist questions women in the public eye still can’t escape

‘Baby brain’ myth debunked as new study finds no cognitive decline in new parents

Married at First Sight under scrutiny after allegations of non-consensual touching and unsafe behaviour

Another group of ‘ISIS brides’ and children arrive in Australia

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

Health Minister Ryan Park: NSW’s ADHD reforms aim to fix a system that failed women

‘Getting on with it’ nearly broke Gen X women. We shouldn’t ask younger women to do the same

Bumble ends the era of “women first” and the romantic swipe

Married at First Sight under scrutiny after allegations of non-consensual touching and unsafe behaviour

‘Getting on with it’ nearly broke Gen X women. We shouldn’t ask younger women to do the same

Bumble ends the era of “women first” and the romantic swipe

Another group of ‘ISIS brides’ and children arrive in Australia

29 women. 9 children. This is what survivors say needs to change

Inside the CSIRO playbook tackling the barriers holding women back in innovation

Talking animals outnumbered women over 60 in top-grossing movies

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One Nation’s banning of the ABC and abuse of journalists is shameful. It’s time other media took a stand

The fight for abortion rights in Australia is far from over

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I’m a solo mum with a good job. The system still feels stacked against me

Japan dumps sole-custody of children after divorce

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Tony Abbott to be new federal president of the Liberal Party

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Why so many women leaders are eldest daughters and what it’s costing them

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Inside the CSIRO playbook tackling the barriers holding women back in innovation

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