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Cost is preventing too many pregnant women from accessing essential prenatal nutrition and the maternal care they need.

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Schools are being blackmailed with explicit AI deepfakes of students

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WHO declares global health emergency as deadly Ebola outbreak spreads

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In a world on fire, Emily in Paris offered the escape we all needed

Latest news

Foreign Minister Wong orders ambassador called in over Israeli minister’s ‘shocking’ video

How a white, 70kg man became the default human and shaped a world not built for women

What silence is costing women at work. And why just ‘speaking up’ isn’t the answer

73% of mothers feel lonely. Hundreds told us how the ‘village’ is failing them

Schools are being blackmailed with explicit AI deepfakes of students

We analysed the TikTok history of 142 men to learn about the manosphere

Coming Home from ISIS: Security, Human-Rights and Social Cohesion in Australia

Australia keeps treating violence against women and children as unavoidable. We are not powerless

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

Elon Musk’s X ordered to pay $750k after admitting to breach of child safety laws

From receptionist to real estate CEO: Sadhana Smiles on backing yourself before you’re ready

Rethinking maternal care starts with a simple question: who is it built for?

Schools are being blackmailed with explicit AI deepfakes of students

We analysed the TikTok history of 142 men to learn about the manosphere

Coming Home from ISIS: Security, Human-Rights and Social Cohesion in Australia

Australia keeps treating violence against women and children as unavoidable. We are not powerless

A ‘good mother’ doesn’t trust trained experts, says RFK Jr. She does her own research instead

‘I call it outragement’: Julie Inman Grant on tech power and what it takes to push back

MAFS UK: What happens when abuse is edited into entertainment?

Melbourne rom-com about Sri Lankan community heads to big screen

Clare Wright’s epic tome triumphs at NSW Literary Awards

Could capital gains tax reform make investors more risk-averse toward women founders?

Five women, two children killed since Budget. But PM claims they’re ‘throwing everything’ at the issue

Man charged with murder after woman and two young children found dead in Sydney

The leadership summit supporting women to earn real credentials

Women and girls record philanthropic boom in Australian sport

Ali France on the NDIS overhaul: ‘Where you live shouldn’t determine whether you get care’”

Australian teens impacted by the social media ban are getting less news: new research

WHO declares global health emergency as deadly Ebola outbreak spreads

EY takes a step backwards on paid parental leave with penalties for staff who resign within one year of returning

Budget takes a step forward for future generations, but leaves billions on the table

An open letter to the people designing our health and disability systems

Hollywood’s shrinking bodies are impossible to ignore when the algorithm never stops

Could capital gains tax reform make investors more risk-averse toward women founders?

Women and girls record philanthropic boom in Australian sport

One Nation’s thumping win in Farrer signals sharp shift in politics as usual

From our Partners

From receptionist to real estate CEO: Sadhana Smiles on backing yourself before you’re ready

The leadership summit supporting women to earn real credentials

Why women are the key to solving Australia’s organ donation gap

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

Events For Women

Odyssey Women’s Lunch

Coaching through rapid change – Sydney Leading edge

Creating safer tech workplaces for women

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