There’s “a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women”. It’s the Madeleine Albright quote you have heard a hundred times, at least. The more powerful flipside, however, isn’t heard nea…
‘Be pretty & cute. Do not express an opinion. Don’t act too smart & do not age’: Madonna blasts the rules for women.
“I stand before you as a doormat … Oh, I mean, as a female entertainer”. It was the opening line of a blistering speech Madonna delivered after accepting a Woman of the Year award at the Billboa…
It’s not journalism, it’s harassment: solidarity surrounds Samantha Armytage
How could anything remotely positive stem from a woman enduring the ignominy of being followed by photographers and having images of her going about her Sunday splashed across the internet, calling fo…
‘I can’t have it all’: Why men like James Brayshaw and John Key are walking away from their jobs.
“I’ve got to get better at being a dad, and a partner, being around a bit more, not being stressed and knackered when I am,” he said. “That’s the part of my life I’…
The dreadful reason women’s cricket made it to the front page
It’s not every day that women’s sports makes the front page of any newspaper, let alone a national broadsheet like The Australian. It has today but hold off on celebrating. Meg Lanning, the captain of…
How Australian women rallied together online to deliver real change in 2016
2016 was the year that everyday Australian women wielded real power online. Women helped deliver eight of the ten biggest social change victories of 2016 on Change.org, up from 5 out of 10 last year. …
How a single mum of nine daughters navigates work, teenage angst & her cultural heritage
In 2004, a single punch rendered Daniella Borg a single mother. Her partner, Kevin Rule, the man with whom she shared a life and nine daughters, was killed by a coward punch. Their youngest daughter H…
Want gender equality at work? 2095 is your year!
The World Economic Forum has released its annual Global Gender Gap Report which examines any gap that exists between men and women in 142 countries based on four pillars; health & survival, educat…
When a private affair becomes a public issue: Why Channel 7 CEO Tim Worner has no where to hide
Another day, another sex scandal. For most of this week Channel Seven CEO Tim Worner has been in the news thanks to his extra-marital affair with a former member of staff becoming public knowledge. It…
Feminism ‘not a term I find particularly useful’: Julie Bishop answers questions on women
Australia’s foreign minister Julie Bishop today addressed the National Press Club in Canberra at an event held by the Women in Media. Some of Australia’s most successful female journalists…
