Women's Agenda

‘I’m usually just an armchair feminist who prefers to shout at the telly but Bettina Arndt’s Order of Australia prompted me to take action’.

It is important familicide be understood as a form of gender-based violence, whether in the presence or absence of a history of physical violence.

In a massive environmental win following significant work from varying parts of the community, the Norwegian oil company Equinor has announced it’s pulling out of plans to drill in the Great Australian Bight.

Over the last century or so, Hair bows have signified femininity, but historical sources indicate it wasn’t always that way.

If you’re looking for an exciting way to spend the day, here are some of the best events happening across Australia.

The Gender Equality Bill 2019 has passed through the Parliament and marks a major legislative push to address workplace gender barriers and gender discrimination.

Have you heard about ‘trad wives’? Neither had we, until we saw a major media outlet declaring that “hordes of women” are pushing for a return to 1950s style marriages.

The national gender pay gap is now at 13.9 per cent, a drop of just 0.1 percentage points over the past six months.

We’ll be featuring stories on all eight episodes of the Women Are The Business podcast here on Women’s Agenda, thanks to our partnership with the University of Melbourne. 

Quality preschool can deliver $2 for every $1 from government. But some families pay more for childcare than private primary school costs.

This week on the Women’s Agenda Podcast, Georgie Dent and Angela Priestley talk leadership brightspots from across the globe.