A ‘radical’ plan to revamp the Child Care Subsidy (CCS), proposed by KPMG, could see working parents thousands of dollars better off and boost Australia’s economic growth by $700 million. KPMG’s newes…
‘Cost-cutting’: Fox Sports axes popular presenter Neroli Meadows
Fox Sports has parted way with high-profile journalist and presenter Neroli Meadows, according to a report from the Herald Sun. Meadows has been dropped from Fox after more than a decade with the TV n…
Jane Fonda accepts BAFTA award while being arrested for climate protest
Late last week, Jane Fonda accepted an award from BAFTA Los Angeles while being arrested during a climate emergency protest in Washington DC. The actor was honoured with the Stanley Kubrick award for …
Study shows alarmingly high rates of anxiety among young women
Rates of anxiety among young women are at alarmingly high rates, a new national study shows. The 2019 National Women’s Health Survey, conducted by the not-for-profit organisation Jean Hails, explored …
Yasaman Aryani took off her headscarf & was sentenced to 16 years in prison
In Iran, it’s a crime for women to appear in public with their hair uncovered. Yasaman Aryani, a 24-year-old Iranian woman, wanted to make change and ended up being sentenced to 16 years in pris…
US training seminar tells executive women their brains are small & pancake-like
Women’s brains absorb information like pancakes soak up syrup, so it’s hard for them to focus. This is what 30 female executives at Ernst & Young America were told during a training seminar in Jun…
#LetHerSpeak: Tasmania set to reform sexual abuse gag laws
Survivors of sexual abuse in Tasmania will soon be able to share their stories publicly, with the State Government set to change laws that prohibit victims from naming themselves in the media. The arc…
This photo of Nancy Pelosi standing up to Trump paints a thousand words
When US President Donald Trump tweeted this photo of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi standing purposely tall in a room full of men, he intended to use it as evidence of her being “unhinged”. In…
Brigid Kosgei wins Chicago Marathon, smashing 16-year world record
Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei has smashed a seemingly untouchable women’s world record, winning the Chicago Marathon on Sunday with a time of two hours, 14 minutes and 4 seconds. Kosgei took more than a…
Australia has a hunger problem: 1 in 4 women have experienced food insecurity in the past year
Despite Australia being a developed and wealthy nation, hunger and food insecurity are a growing reality. Over the past year, 1 in 5 Australians have been in a situation where they have run out of foo…
