Michelle Lee rowed 5000 kilometres over 68 days to cross the Atlantic Ocean in February this year, officially becoming the first Australian woman to row solo across any ocean in the process. Now, havi…
The Govt can’t ignore this key barrier if it wants to genuinely boost Female Founders
The Federal Government’s Boosting Female Founders Initiative is a step in the right direction, but there’s one key problem: women have significantly lower access to capital than men. Laur…
Sexualised & stereotyped: why Australian advertising is stuck in a sexist past
Lauren Gurrieri, RMIT University; Mandy McKenzie, University of Melbourne, and Megan Bugden, La Trobe University The banning of a Sportsbet advertisement featuring a “foolish” blonde beauty pageant co…
Three essential skills for future proofing your career and life
How can you future-proof yourself, your team and your kids? According to Kieran Flanagan’s 2019 book, co-authored with Dan Gregory, it comes down to a number of key skills. They call these skill…
Working conditions in aged care homes are awful, largely because the work is done by women
Vulnerable Australians in aged care are in the hands of workers who don’t have time to properly care for them, writes Sarah Kaine, from University of Technology Sydney and Emmanuel Josserand, from Uni…
How the Prince of Wales became a mentor during a refugee camp visit
Back in 2002 Linda Cruse met The Prince Of Wales in what became the lucky break she needed for one very ambitious project she was purusing in a refugee camp. Below in this edited extract from her exc…
Meet the women changing society’s outdated messages on money
Verve Super is offering all Women’s Agenda readers a free phone consultation with a super specialist to learn how to set yourself up for retirement, no matter what your age. Book in now. (Partner Cont…
Video: Highlights from the 2019 Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards
That’s a wrap! Check out all the highlights form the 2019 Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards, where we named the winners across our emerging leader categories and the 2019 Agenda Setter of t…
Climate emergency: Zali Steggall presents 400,000 strong climate petition to parliament
More than 400,000 people have signed a petition calling on the federal government to declare a national climate emergency. The petition was presented to the House of Representatives on Tuesday afterno…
Expensive childcare is making it harder for women to return to work
In the UK, costly childcare seems to be a particular barrier for those women who wish to combine part-time work with caring responsibilities writes Magda Borkowska and Alina Pelikh, from University of…
