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Hollywood is still writing the same Asian woman and The Devil Wears Prada 2 proves it

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The woman behind the growing demand for sensory rooms in Australia’s biggest venues

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Expanding ADHD care improves access, but stronger safeguards are needed to prevent overdiagnosis and ensure consistent treatment nationwide

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Hollywood is still writing the same Asian woman and The Devil Wears Prada 2 proves it

Latest news

Five-year-old Sharon Granites missing in NT, with fear of abduction

Note to Karl Stefanovic: The 70s and 80s weren’t less political. It’s when Australians fought hardest for rights we take for granted

Australia is wasting migrant women’s skills — new report reveals scale of underemployment crisis

There won’t be an aged care bed for your mother. There won’t be one for you either.

How to safeguard against overdiagnosis when more GPs treat ADHD

Women leaders rally behind funding push for ‘silent killer’ cancer group

Trump turns a women’s sporting celebration into a men-first photo-op

I never had to worry about polio. That’s not true for every mum

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

What Four Corners got wrong about ADHD in women

The woman behind the growing demand for sensory rooms in Australia’s biggest venues

Ready to counter misogyny and set strategy for change, thousands arrive in Melbourne

How to safeguard against overdiagnosis when more GPs treat ADHD

Women leaders rally behind funding push for ‘silent killer’ cancer group

Trump turns a women’s sporting celebration into a men-first photo-op

I never had to worry about polio. That’s not true for every mum

Taking your child to an Anzac service? Prepare for loud noises and big questions

‘Women will lose out’: Advocates raise alarm over gendered impact of NDIS overhaul

The 5 male ‘demi-gods’ of AI need our vigilance

Australians aren’t an “endangered species”, Elon — we’re making a rational call about the world we’d bring kids into

‘When times are tough, you remember who was in your corner’: Marcia Hines on motherhood

Pacific women’s voices must shape climate action as Women Deliver comes to Australia

No, work from home culture is not ‘career suicide’

Christine Castley named new CEO of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency

This is not “not all men.” This is 62 million reasons for meaningful reform

Calls grow to end $20bn tax breaks to property investors as budget looms

Firings, fightbacks, and flickers of progress in US Reproductive Rights

Thousands join Australia-wide rallies led by survivors calling for change

As concern about the manosphere trends, don’t forget the work of women researching this space

Meet the women making philanthropy accessible to everyday Australians

A global rape academy and The Telegraph is worried about Greta Thunberg

India blocks landmark bill to boost female representation in parliament

Father kills seven of his children, and another in mass shooting

Australia is wasting migrant women’s skills — new report reveals scale of underemployment crisis

The woman behind the growing demand for sensory rooms in Australia’s biggest venues

Meet the women making philanthropy accessible to everyday Australians

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The woman behind the growing demand for sensory rooms in Australia’s biggest venues

‘When times are tough, you remember who was in your corner’: Marcia Hines on motherhood

Small steps employers can take to keep great talent who also happen to be carers

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

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Coaching through rapid change – Sydney Leading edge

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