This week marks the one-year anniversary of the latest iteration of #MeToo, which was first initiated by activist Tarana Burke in 2006. It is not one year since women began speaking out about sexual h…
‘The tide is shifting’: On optimism and hope for the year ahead
More than 400 leaders from across politics, media the public and private sector gathered at the Sofitel Wentworth in Sydney to celebrate the 6th annual Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards, last week. If …
Speak up and give women a reason to hope following Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation
After Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, more “good men” need to speak out and give women a reason to hope in the days that lie ahead, writes Kristine Ziwica. Like many in the United States and around th…
Here’s how women are spectacularly saying ‘enough’ to the Gender Pay Gap
Regular Women’s Agenda contributor and NOW Australia’s Executive Director Kristine Ziwica was recently invited to give the keynote at the Women in Media Victoria Equal Pay Day Drinks. The media indu…
Naivety helped Fiona Patten take the reins of a new political movement in Australia
Fiona Patten, the Victorian cross-bencher who has led change on abortion, assisted dying and drug reform, talks to Kristine Ziwica on what has made her such an effective independent politician, the ne…
It’s #NotSoFast in Hollywood: ‘We know who you are, and we’re not going to allow you to get away with it any longer’
Yesterday, the New York Times coined a phrase that I just love to describe the current phase of #MeToo: the “not so fast” era. Amid concerns that Australia’s defamation laws are slowing down the adven…
Note to the LNP: Wheeling out your (few) female members to confect outrage on progress, is a tactic we all see through
I would like to take a moment to remark on some utter nonsense recently propagated by a female member of the Liberal Party who should, quite frankly, know better. Yes, I know I am making a massive ass…
From Saxon Mullins to the Cosby case, the media is paying attention but momentum must continue
There’s been a paradigm shift in how the media reports violence against women, writes Kristine Ziwica. But the momentum must continue, despite the challenges associated with this investigative w…
Seeing Allred: The story of the fearless women’s rights attorney Gloria Allred
Following the guilty verdict in the Bill Cosby rape trial last week, the survivors gathered on the courthouse steps for an emotional press conference accompanied by famed US women’s rights attorney Gl…
Brace yourself for the attempted ‘comebacks’ of Hollywood’s disgraced men
When, if ever, do men accused of sexual harassment deserve a “second chance”? As numerous disgraced men plot their return, Kristine Ziwica asks if it’s too soon. Wondering where all the men, particula…
