Last week, I wrote that amid all the uncertainty in the world right now, we really, really need something positive in our lives. And here at Women’s Agenda, we think celebrating women’s sport and wome…
Podcast: Love at home! The power of clear communication & vulnerability as a source of strength
The podcasting team are at home, in different parts of the same city, connecting via video conference. This week they discuss cats being disappointed but dogs overjoyed by the prospect of their owners…
6 strategies to juggle work and young kids at home: it’s about flexibility and boundaries
All over the world working parents have suddenly entered a completely new reality of ‘juggling’. So what do you do? As Ruchi Sinda explains: Make a plan, but don’t be too strict with…
Let’s keep celebrating women’s sport during this crisis
At Women’s Agenda, we’ve long had plans to launch a dedicated weekly newsletter delivering the latest news and achievements for women’s sport, and women working in sport. Like everyt…
‘Leader of the free world’ Angela Merkel is in self-quarantine & will continue duties from home
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is in self quarantine after a doctor she has recently been in contact with was diagnosed with Covid-19. The news comes after Merkel gave one of the most extraordinary s…
The case for stopping almost everything & restarting when coronavirus is gone
John Daley, Grattan Institute Nobody likes talking about the COVID-19 endgame, but we need to choose one. The appropriate interventions – public health, government spending, and freedom of movem…
Podcast: Self care, solidarity and how to lead in a crisis
This week’s podcast has a different mood, as we dial in from three different locations. Recorded on Wednesday, we share a little on how we’re feeling about the current crisis, and more on …
PM announces major new efforts to curb COVID-19 spread
Just after 9am on Wednesday the Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivered a clear update to the nation on Australia’s response to the developing COVID-19 pandemic. It was a particularly strong per…
How a time of panic buying could yet bring us together
Gary Mortimer, Queensland University of Technology and Jana Bowden, Macquarie University For every headline about panic buying, fighting and even arrests in supermarkets, we see other stories about co…
‘Cabin fever’: Australia must prepare for the social & psychological impacts of a coronavirus lockdown
Jennifer Boddy, Griffith University; Amy Young, Griffith University, and Patrick O’Leary, Griffith University As the COVID-19 outbreak intensifies, we’re seeing mass isolation in virus epicentre…
