Louisa Rose didn’t always think she would work in the wine industry. When she graduated school in the 80s, she assumed a career in wine was unrealistic and instead enrolled in a Bachelor of Science, m…
‘For many survivors it will be immensely challenging’: The sentencing of Cardinal George Pell
On Wednesday the 13th of March in Melbourne County Court’s at 10am Chief Judge Peter Kidd will sentence Cardinal George Pell for sexually abusing two choirboys in the 1990s. It follows Pell bein…
13 awesome women running start-ups & small businesses to watch
About this time of year, our sister site, SmartCompany usually publishes an annual list of Top Female Entrepreneurs, which ranks Australia’s top women in business based on their revenues or personal w…
‘Bring the proper doctor in’: How Anousha Rafi traversed medicine from Afghanistan to Australia
Doctor, Anousha Rafi left Afghanistan last year when she realised that as a woman she was not safe and her career aspirations would never be adequately recognised. (Partner Content, thanks to Allianz …
Backlash & gender fatigue. Why progress on gender equality has slowed
After a rise in feminist activism in recent years following the pussy hat movement in the US and #MeToo, it appears we are in the midst of a backlash propelled by the idea that feminism has gone too f…
Who runs the world? The revolution we needed to have in financial planning
A ‘revolution’ is underway in women’s wealth. By 2020, women around the world are projected to hold an unprecedented $94 trillion ($US72 trillion) in private wealth. So where are all the female financ…
‘It became a house of horrors’: Julia Banks opens up on The Project on her exit from the Liberal Party
Former Liberal MP turned cross bencher Julia Banks declared that the Liberal Party is decades behind the business world in relation to women, while delivering a blistering assessment of the situation …
What if we’ve had gender the wrong way around? What if, for workplace parity, we focused on men?
Rachael Bolton, University of Sydney Boosting workforce participation has been the gender catch-cry for at least a decade. Women are paid less than men? Increase female workforce participation! Want t…
Labor pledges to make abortion services & contraception cheaper & easier to access
Labor has announced a comprehensive $9.3million plan to ensure Australian women can more readily access legal, safe and affordable reproductive health services if elected. Human rights for women start…
White Ribbon Australia appoints new CEO Delia Donovan
Delia Donovan has been appointed the newest CEO of White Ribbon Australia. Her appointment follows a tumultuous period for the organisation with the departure of previous CEO Tracy McLeod Howe, after …
