Are men (a bit) shit? Genuine question. Read on. You might be surprised by the answer. A few weeks ago, I wrote a column in response to new research from the Australian Institute of Family Studies tha…
Melinda Gates journey to loudly, and proudly, claiming the feminist mantle
I have to admit. I approached “The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World”, Melinda Gates new memoir/ manifesto, with a bit of trepidation. Would this be another privileged corporate w…
‘This is a journey’: How Rosie Batty reframed the way we talk about & treat domestic violence
Four years on from Rosie Batty’s landmark speech at the National Press Club, Kristine Ziwica, who was there and worked with Rosie to prepare her remarks, reflects on how far we’ve come and how far we …
Australian dads’ working lives (still) don’t change when a baby arrives
There has been “almost no change” in the number of men taking up flexible work since 2008, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the Australian Institute of Family Studies. Just let that si…
‘I understand Tanya Plibersek’s decision, I do. But I also mourn what could have been.’
Every now and again, things cross your radar screen around the same time prompting you to think about something in a slightly new way, even prompting something of an epiphany. And so it was for me thi…
Scott Morrison and the Coalition are gaslighting Australia’s women
I’ve just returned from a short holiday in Queensland with my family. But while I was away, I kept up on the news and, as some may have noticed, got more than a little bit Twitter peeved when Scott Mo…
A reality check: Not just #MyMum but #ThisMum too
Something quite extraordinary happened earlier this week. An own goal by the Daily Telegraph, in which the editors sought to suggest Labor leader Bill Shorten cynically omitted key elements of his mum…
Historic numbers of women running for office but facing the same old sexism & double standards?
In Australia and around the world, historic numbers of women are running for office but to what extent are they facing something very, very old: the same old sexism and double standards? Kristine Ziwi…
Why I’m optimistic that Australia’s equal pay reckoning is coming
Elsewhere in the world, women are going back to the barricades in pursuit of equal pay in spectacular fashion. Yet here in Australia, the 50th anniversary of the first major national equal pay case re…
Enough with the headlines asking what “drives” men to kill their partners
Last week, Australia was shocked by the news that Borce Ristevski, who confessed to killing his wife Karen, was sentenced to a meagre 9 years in jail, serving “at least” six before he is eligible for …
