Can a woman really win against Donald Trump in the 2020 US Presidential Election? That’s a serious question being asked in American politics right now, as memories of Hillary Clinton’s 201…
We’ve faffed long enough. We don’t have time for Scott Morrison’s policy evolution in the ‘years ahead’
Scott Morrison is fast becoming known as the international man of climate change inaction. It’s not a good place to be at this current point in time, leading a country that has just experienced its ho…
In search of national leadership more meaningful than ‘how good’ we are
I’m looking for Prime Minister Scott Morrison during this fire crisis. I’ve been expecting to see him by the ruins of houses, meeting and talking with survivors, visiting towns and even answering ques…
Proportion of women on ASX 200 boards has (FINALLY) hit 30% mark
It’s been a very, very long time coming, but the proportion of women on the boards of ASX 200 listed entities has finally hit the 30% mark. It hasn’t been without a lot of work, with the A…
Jodie Fox talks failure and life after Shoes of Prey
Jodie Fox speaks with Angela Priestley about her ‘Reboot’ and new book by the same name, just over a year since one of Australia’s most successful startup stories, Shoes of Prey, cam…
Getting the first woman to the moon by 2024 needs diversity: NASA’s Dr Christyl Johnson
NASA’s Dr Christyl Johnson has told a Sydney audience of startups, investors and innovators about the power of diversity in innovation, sharing why it will be key to space exploration and ultima…
We need to put money into promoting women in STEM: Malcolm Turnbull
Malcolm Turnbull has declared the slow pace of women studying computer science and engineering is a “big conundrum” facing Australia. Speaking at StartCon 2019 today in Sydney, the former …
A “bloody disgrace” to mention it? Australia’s progress on Paris goals dismal
It would be a “bloody disgrace” to discuss climate change as close to 600 schools are closed today in preparation for a day of catastrophic fire danger, according to NSW Deputy Premier Joh…
Records & humility: Ellyse Perry’s extraordinary role in transforming Australian sport
It’s difficult to imagine just how Ellyse Perry has done it. She’s risen to the top of not one, but two of the most loved sports in Australia and become one of our best known athletes. Having been hea…
The exhaustion of being in a male-dominated profession or workplace
Aside from my time spent as a tech journalist more years ago than I’d prefer to count, I haven’t spent much time in a male-dominated environment. Our tiny team at Women’s Agenda is (…
