Madeline Hislop

MacKenzie Bezos has pledged to give half of her $US36 billion fortune away to charity. She is one of nineteen new signatories to the Giving Pledge.

Plan International Australia is calling for free pads and tampons in all Australian schools in an effort to eradicate period stigma.

Diageo, the parent company to Bundaberg Rum, has announced a new parental leave policy, available to all Australian employees from 1st July this year.

Alyssa Azar became the youngest Australian to summit Everest at 19. She tells Women’s Agenda about the thrill of adventure and what it took.

Here are some of the key women who have won (or are likely to win) seats across Australia and will be entering federal parliament for the first time.

On Tuesday, Alabama’s state senate voted to outlaw abortion in the US state entirely. The legislation was passed on a vote of 25-6.

Emily Milton Smith has spoken about girl’s rights at the UN, been named NSW Young Volunteer of the Year & recieved The Queen’s Young Leader Award. 

Mary Fowler, 16 year old soccer star, is named in the Matildas 23 player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France.

The Hollywood icon and multi-talented performer Doris Day has died aged 97.The singer, actress and dancer had her first No. 1 hit in 1945.

The Morrison government will spend $75 million on financial support for up to 40,000 Australian women looking to re-enter the workforce.

Married women spend 2.95 hours a day on housework, compared to 2.41 hours for unmarried women, according to a study of 20,000 mothers.

Rosie and Lucy Thomas are the sisters who co-founded PROJECT ROCKIT fresh out of high school. It’s become Australia’s youth-driven movement against bullying.