News & Views Why are NSW police strip searching girls as young as 12? A report in The Guardian reveals that police in NSW have strip-searched 122 girls under the age of 18 since 2016, including girls as young as 12.
News & Views This company is giving new parents $1000 a month to support childcare costs PEXA has launched policies to support families, including six-months paid parental leave & up to $1000 in childcare assistance per month.
News & Views I’m no poster parent for perfect work-life balance but these things help The juggle between work & family is a struggle for many Australian families. While Georgie Dent doesn’t have perfect work-life balance this stuff helps.
News & Views Clare Bowditch: Her own kind of girl (the kind of girl we can all learn from) Clare Bowditch’s memoir Your Own Kind of Girl explores the grief of losing her sister at age 5, anxiety & her long struggle with body image and acceptance.
News & Views More proof that diversity & inclusion are good for business The Wall Street Journal’s first ranking of sectors and companies based on how diverse and inclusive they are and confirms diversity is good for business.
News & Views The ethics of the 4 day work week. It’s not just about the hours There’s much to be said for the campaign to reduce weekly working hours or the 4 day work week. But the ethics are more complex than often assumed.
News & Views ‘I’m not ok’: Meghan Markle’s emotional confession “Any woman, especially when they’re pregnant, you’re really vulnerable, & so that was made really challenging,” Meghan Markle told ITV.
News & Views Total disrespect: Government dismisses domestic violence survivors & advocates The chasm between the government’s rhetoric on domestic violence and reality is devastating. The family law inquiry is the ultimate act of disrespect.
News & Views “Come on girls! What’s going on?” A man asks why more women aren’t giving their time to charity “Come on girls! What’s going on?” An Australian man took to LinkedIn to ask why more women aren’t giving their time to charity like men.
News & Views An attempt to stop the ‘unnecessary & dangerous’ family law inquiry failed A motion filed by Senator Larissa Waters to stop the government’s controversial family law inquiry failed 33 to 27 on Tuesday.
News & Views Cricket Australia introduces 12 months’ paid parental leave for female players In collaboration with the Australian Cricketers’ Association, Cricket Australia has introduced a leading parental leave policy for professional cricketers.
News & Views Prince Harry issues unprecedented statement over “relentless” attacks on Meghan Markle ‘I lost my mother & now I watch my wife falling victim to the same forces.’ Prince Harry pleas with media to stop ‘relentless’ attacks on Meghan Markle.