Ed's Blog The glacial pace of change for women is no reason to stop talking about it A little while ago I started feeling flat about work.
News & Views 2030: The year older women dominate the workforce Older women are set to become the face of the future workforce according to a new paper examining future trends and anticipated changes affecting the way we way.
Ed's Blog Women have never been more successful in society. Really? A few weeks ago I wrote about my disappointment when former Prime Minister John Howard dismissed Julia Gillard’s speech about misogyny as “nonsense”.
Ed's Blog Sick of hearing about the problems? Then consider these eight solutions for women at work On Wednesday I sat alongside Women’s Agenda associate publisher, Angela Priestley and former New South Wales MP Jodi McKay on a panel to discuss female leadership at the Sydney office of law firm K & L Gates.
Ed's Blog Imagine if women tried to have male judges disqualified. Who would hear their cases? A Sydney man sought to have a female judge disqualified from hearing his court case on the basis of his suspicion that she was “a feminist with leftist leanings”.
Ed's Blog The problem with men like Ray Hadley and Tony Abbott threatening violence On Monday our Prime Minister threatened to “shirtfront” Russia’s president Vladimir Putin, triggering one of the more unusual diplomatic dialogues in recent memory.
Ed's Blog We might not like Family Feud’s answer but is it true? Channel 10’s game show Family Feud attracted some criticism this week for the way it answered the question: name a woman’s job.
Ed's Blog What can rapper 360 teach our politicians? Quite a lot On Monday night I was still a tiny bit hopeful that the finance minister Mathias Cormann – or anyone in the government – might acknowledge the bigger picture about sexist language.
Ed's Blog Why are we asking Rosie Batty these questions? Last year something of a furore broke out about victim blaming, sexual assault and alcohol.
Ed's Blog The column that almost made me call for a public toast in a café Flicking through the papers with a coffee on a Sunday is one of life’s most consistent pleasures.
Ed's Blog Would society flourish under female rule? Would society flourish under female rule? That was the question debated in Sydney last night at an Intelligence2 Debate hosted by the St James Ethics Centre.
