Women's Agenda

About 15,000 people are subject to modern slavery in Australia, including sex trafficking, forced marriage and forced labour.

Allowing staff to work at home requires trust and the openness to have honest, frank and supportive discussions if substandard performance is noticed.

Victorian Consumer Affairs Minister Marlene Kairouz has quit her ministerial responsibilities in the Premier Daniel Andrews’ Government, following the branch stacking allegations reported on 60 Minutes on Sunday night.

In many ways, women are ideal astronauts as physical strength and height are not advantages in microgravity, writes Alice Gorman.

Victorian Minister for Women Gabrielle Williams has issued a powerful response to her now former colleague, Adem Somyurek, following abusive comments he made about her that were aired on 60 Minutes on Sunday night.

The co founder of Rappler now faces prison time in the Phillipines, following years of attempts to silence her and the newspaper.

Scott Morrison said “I’ve always said we’ve got to be honest about our history”. Unfortunately, his statement is at odds with the historical record.

Congratulations to all the women celebrated. But as Honour A Woman finds, we need to get to at least 50/50 to ensure women’s contributions are recognised.

How have you managed work, kids and other priorities during COVID-19 (or now!)? Let us know.

Ben & Jerry’s issued a direct, clear statement. Including four key steps that must be taken immediately in order to achieve real change.

VEOHRC Commissioner Kristen Hilton will join Angela Priestley in conversation to discuss:

ParentsNext compels mothers into makework rather than work and devalues the unpaid caring work they do, writes Elise Klein and Eve Vincent.