News & Views Harper Lee to publish To Kill a Mockingbird sequel after 55 years Pulitzer-winning author Harper Lee has announced she will publish a sequel to her famous first novel To Kill A Mockingbird after a 55-year hiatus.
News & Views Yes We Must: Gender equality in the media by 2030 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has launched its 2015 Women Make the News initiative to promote gender equality in the global media.
News & Views How to make 2015 the best year of your career The theme of last night’s Executive Women launch for the new year was ‘the best year of your career’, with the focus being on making 2015 a year in which women can achieve their career goals without being held back by workplace inequality.
News & Views ‘Mansplaining’: What it is & why it’s in the dictionary The word ‘mansplaining’ will officially join the ranks of dictionary-defined words as the Macquarie Dictionary has named it its 2014 Word of the Year.
News & Views It’s on: Liberal Party MPs call for leadership spill A week of intense scrutiny on the Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s leadership has come to a head.
News & Views Why do sponsors undervalue female athletes? Women are significantly more engaged than ever in sport both as competitors and as fans, according to new research released today.
News & Views “Girls should cover up”: British barrister says women should be held responsible for rape A British barrister has penned a disturbing suggestion that men accused of rape should be offered a complete defence if the victim was under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
News & Views Barack Obama: It’s on us to end violence against women This is US president Barack Obama’s message to the nation ahead of the 2015 Grammy Awards.
News & Views How Ryan Gosling is making more men feminists Have you seen the feminist Ryan Gosling meme? Chances are, by now, you have because it has been prolific since its creation in 2011.
News & Views The one-woman play articulating the challenges women face on social media Laura Jackson has always known she is a feminist, but didn’t know to call herself one — or how to articulate it.
News & Views Judith Lucy: What does it mean to be a feminist? Comedian Judith Lucy has created a new show dedicated entirely to discussing feminism and issues affecting women.
News & Views Deloitte US appoints first female CEO Deloitte’s US branch has installed its first female chief executive, making it the first of the “big four” accounting and consulting firms to be led by a woman.