News & Views The new Pope was accused of covering up child abuse. Why is no-one talking about it? Newly elected Pope Leo XIV faces serious allegations of covering up child abuse, yet media coverage remains disturbingly silent.
News & Views A new study confirms link between trauma and endometriosis – which should change how we diagnose and treat the disease A study links trauma to endometriosis, urging trauma-informed care for better diagnosis, treatment, and patient outcomes.
News & Views ‘Well, gee’, how about we stop belittling the work women are doing to save and support others Morrison’s words that it must have been “good to get that out” purposefully undermines the fact that Grace Tame’s speech, and all the work that led up to it, were professional achievements.
News & Views Fibromyalgia affects seven times more women than men. Why don’t we know how to treat it? Fibromyalgia is a condition that causes chronic pain all over the body. We don’t know what causes it, or how to treat it.
Women's Health News A ‘hidden epidemic’: The case for trauma-informed medical care in Australia It’s time to train all doctors, no matter what their speciality, in all the different ways that trauma can show up on the body.
News & Views US Election Day 2020: What’s on the ballot for women? This Tuesday, the US will elect its next president, and the outcome could be disastrous for women’s health.
News & Views On playing the long game: What we can learn from Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life’s work Ruth Bader Ginsburg was truly the anti-Trump. We need more of her courage, conviction and commitment to progress in the face of hate.
News & Views Sexual assault shouldn’t be so hard to prosecute but untested rape kits show we just don’t care enough In Australia, thousands of rape kits sit untested in crime labs and police offices. And yet women are told that sexual assault is ‘too hard’ to prosecute.
News & Views Another haunting example of how the law fails victims of rape The man who raped Holly and Marissa as teenagers will never stand trial for his crime in another example of the justice system failing victims of rape.
Health ‘Doctors thought I was exaggerating, lying or just weak’: Endometriosis & the politics of female pain Lucia Osborne Crowley learnt to insist her pain was real, before she finally found a doctor who believed her. She’s since had 5 laparoscopic surgeries
Uncategorised We need a Bill of Rights to end the political point-scoring A resounding ‘Yes’ to marriage equality has politicians talking about human rights in the context of religious freedom. If only they’d look further.
Uncategorised Those who dismissed #MeToo were (thankfully) mistaken Telling the truth can change everything. And that’s why #MeToo has been more than just ‘clicktivism’.