The sexual harassment policy and procedures designed to protect staff working for Federal politicians in Australia are woefully inadequate, writes Kristine Ziwica. As sexual harassment scandals engu…
In defence of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency
Let’s get rid of the purveyors of inconvenient truths like the gender pay gap, suggested Judith Sloan in a recent column for The Australian. Well, that’s a creative way of making the problem disappear…
Are Australian women angry enough to disrupt politics?
Last month, the “angry woman effect” shook up the status quo in elections across the US. The trend is set to continue, with experts predicting 2018 will be the year of the woman. As sexual assault and…
Meghan Markle could remake our image of a princess
I am a bit late to the party on this one. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s engagement was announced five days ago – the website flogging the white coat worn by Markle (it was Canadian label Line, if y…
Don’t like sexual harassment, just quit? Um, no.
Earlier this week, there was a fiery exchange on ABC’s The Drum between journalist Jane Gilmore and John Adams, an economist and former Coalition advisor. Adams, it seems, is a proponent of the Donald…
‘Cancel the Christmas party’: 2017’s the year of the ‘confused’ man
If a tidal wave of sexual harassment and assault allegations means 2017 is shaping up to be the year of the angry woman, it seems it is also shaping up to be the year of the “confused” man. No really…
How 2017 became the year of the angry woman
Make no mistake. 2017 will be remembered as the year of angry women, and that’s a good thing, writes Kristine Ziwica. Early last month at the Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards, on the very same day th…
What confidence gap? Oh that one. My first Confidence Anonymous meeting
When it comes to women and the so called “confidence gap”, an idea that gained traction about three years ago with an Atlantic Monthly cover story and subsequent book, “The Confidence Code”, written b…
To #MeToo or not to #MeToo: Will it actually change anything?
It’s been ten days since the hashtag went viral. In that time, millions of women have shared their experiences of sexual harassment and assault on social media. Many still are. But #MeToo has not been…
Is Australia losing its capacity to be shocked by domestic and gun violence?
The capacity to be shocked and upset by violence is what ultimately drives change. But as more women are murdered in Australia, Kristine Ziwica worries we’re collectively losing such a capacity …
