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Australia has promised to end domestic violence within a generation. But are our strategies working?

In her new Quarterly Essay, Jess Hill asks whether the government’s response to gender-based violence is fit for purpose.

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Non-disclosure agreements have become ‘corporate confetti’ to keep women silent at work

NDAs have become so deeply embedded in corporate culture that if a woman hasn’t signed one herself, she likely knows someone who has.

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Questions remain on disability despite shadow minister’s appearance on Q+A

Monday’s episode of Q+A neglected a major issue that raises questions on the political and media value placed on disability.

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Girls and women most impacted by a rise in Islamophobic incidents in Australia: New research

Islamophobic incidents in Australia more than doublein the past two years, with girls and women most affected, new research shows.

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Media profiting from Clive Palmer’s offensive, hurtful ads? Call them out

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‘I’ve been the only girl competing’: 17yo crowned first female winner of iconic tractor-pull competition

Urgent policies needed: Working with Women Alliance shares election platform for women

Trailblazer to exit: Scotland’s first female leader Nicola Sturgeon to leave parliament

Middle age is a time when women are vulnerable to eating disorders

Petition demanding Spotify remove Andrew Tate courses tops 46,000 signatures

Male MP tells Samoa’s prime minister she should have “gotten married” to have someone “advise” her

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Alone in the loss: How the deep loneliness of miscarriage and pregnancy loss persists

‘We should be furious at the lack of leadership on climate’: Women climate leaders speak in Sydney

Pink Elephants secures $4 million to scale up support for parents who have experienced miscarriage

‘A major milestone’: Australia’s Family Friendly Workplaces movement expands to the UK

Gen Z are more divided than any other generation on gender equality, survey shows

‘Correcting the imbalance’: New $100,000 Vida Fund created to support female independents

Philippa Watson appointed as inaugural CEO of Coaxial

Brooke McIntosh to run a lap of Australia and raise $1.4 million for mental health

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The climate activist’s ‘present Dad’ private jet justification as women carry the ‘climate load’

‘Courageous, angry, passionate’: Rallies honour women killed by male violence and demand urgent action

Leonardo DiCaprio slams Australian government over mine expansion approval

Queen Camilla sent a personal letter of support to rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot

Questions remain on disability despite shadow minister’s appearance on Q+A

Girls and women most impacted by a rise in Islamophobic incidents in Australia: New research

Media profiting from Clive Palmer’s offensive, hurtful ads? Call them out

Jess Davis experienced horrific sexism at uni. Support from women in tech changed everything

Podcast: ‘Mainstreaming misogyny’ ends today

Contraception, endometriosis and IVF medications set to become cheaper for women

Australia has promised to end domestic violence within a generation. But are our strategies working?

Non-disclosure agreements have become ‘corporate confetti’ to keep women silent at work

Questions remain on disability despite shadow minister’s appearance on Q+A

Girls and women most impacted by a rise in Islamophobic incidents in Australia: New research

Media profiting from Clive Palmer’s offensive, hurtful ads? Call them out

Jess Davis experienced horrific sexism at uni. Support from women in tech changed everything

‘I’ve been the only girl competing’: 17yo crowned first female winner of iconic tractor-pull competition

Urgent policies needed: Working with Women Alliance shares election platform for women

Trailblazer to exit: Scotland’s first female leader Nicola Sturgeon to leave parliament

Middle age is a time when women are vulnerable to eating disorders

Petition demanding Spotify remove Andrew Tate courses tops 46,000 signatures

Male MP tells Samoa’s prime minister she should have “gotten married” to have someone “advise” her

‘It’s surreal’: Outrage as Saudi Arabia chairs the UN Commission on the Status of Women

Alone in the loss: How the deep loneliness of miscarriage and pregnancy loss persists

‘We should be furious at the lack of leadership on climate’: Women climate leaders speak in Sydney

Pink Elephants secures $4 million to scale up support for parents who have experienced miscarriage

‘A major milestone’: Australia’s Family Friendly Workplaces movement expands to the UK

Gen Z are more divided than any other generation on gender equality, survey shows

‘Correcting the imbalance’: New $100,000 Vida Fund created to support female independents

Philippa Watson appointed as inaugural CEO of Coaxial

Brooke McIntosh to run a lap of Australia and raise $1.4 million for mental health

New financial literacy app to help women buy their first home

What job-sharing, Mr Dutton?

The climate activist’s ‘present Dad’ private jet justification as women carry the ‘climate load’

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber trolls Mark Zuckerberg with bold t-shirt that sold out in 30 minutes

Non-disclosure agreements have become ‘corporate confetti’ to keep women silent at work

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