News & Views A tale of male politicians so desperate they will blow up their own party Many male politicians are throwing their toys out of the cot. When the entitled feel their grip on power is slipping they come out swinging.
News & Views One in five say DV is ‘normal reaction to day-to-day stress’: New research confirms alarming attitudes The latest National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey shows alarming attitudes to violence and gender equality.
News & Views The depth of Australia’s “women-problem” revealed: It’s diabolical Julia Banks’s quitting the Liberal party & Sarah Hanson-Young facing more sexist innuendo in the senate just confirms Australia’s women-problem.
News & Views Victoria confirms little appetite for lurch to the right In Victoria’s election Labor, under Premier Daniel Andrews, demolished the Liberals securing at least 55 of the 88 available seats.
News & Views Should you bring your whole self to work? The Diversity Council Australia and NAB hosted the Annual Diversity Debate asking whether it is a good idea to bring your whole self to work.
News & Views Why it’s time to stop using ‘mum’ as shorthand for ‘parent’ If the assumption that it is always mum, not dad, that does the parenting isn’t challenged or questioned it will never change.
News & Views Toxic is the 2018 word of the year: Please, let’s do better? The Oxford Dictionary have picked toxic as the word of the year in 2018, applicable as it is to masculinity, politics, waste, culture, relationships.
News & Views Financial insecurity is the ‘grim reality’ for many women in Sydney An independent research report commissioned by the Sydney Women’s Fund shows financial insecurity & discrimination are the reality for many women in Sydney.
News & Views ‘I wasn’t just sad, I was sick’: Brigid Glanville on her battle with postnatal depression ABC reporter Brigid Glanville shares her experience with postnatal depression with total candour to help people understand the reality of the illness.
News & Views ‘Slow & steady’ improvements but men still earning average 21.3% more than women The latest WGEA data shows that while we might be moving in the right direction the pace of change for women is glacial and there are potholes aplenty.
News & Views #LetHerSpeak: Laws that silence survivors of assault need to change ‘Jane Doe’ was repeatedly molested by her teacher when she was 15. He went to jail but she can’t tell her story. #LetHerSpeak is the campaign to change that
News & Views ‘Parliament is decades out of date & too blokey’: Malcolm Turnbull on Q&A The former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull spent an hour on ABC’s Q&A program on Thursday & said parliament is very blokey and decades out of date.