Hireup is an online platform that’s shaking up the way Australians with disability find, hire and manage support workers. Sonia Flynn, a previous Facebook and Google executive, is among the new hires …
‘Ultimate statement of equality’: Rugby World Cup to be gender neutral from 2021
World Rugby has declared it will adopt a policy of gender neutrality for their World Cup tournaments from 2021 onward, in a ground-breaking first for a major sporting federation. This means that the w…
‘We need more babies around’: NZ’s speaker Trevor Mallard cradles baby in parliament & the image goes global
An image of New Zealand’s House of Representatives speaker, Trevor Mallard, cradling the baby of a fellow parliamentarian while presiding over a debate went viral this week. It’s not the first t…
Gladys Berejiklian delays final vote to decriminalise abortion in NSW
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has made the decision to delay a vote in the upper house on a bill that would decriminalise abortion in the state. On Tuesday, Deputy Premier John Barilaro confirmed the…
Evelyn Hernandez acquitted of stillbirth murder charge in landmark case
A Salvadoran court has acquitted Evelyn Beatriz Hernandez of an aggravated homicide conviction, a result of her having delivered a stillborn child in April 2016. 21-year-old Hernandez is a victim of r…
Workplace parental support startup Circle In secures $1.5m seed investment
The parental engagement platform Circle In has closed a $1.5 million seed investment, led by venture capital firm Our Innovation Fund, LP. The start up enables organisations to better assist their em…
The Australian Women in Wine Awards 2019 finalists are here
The finalists for the Australian Women in Wine Awards 2019 have just been announced, showcasing some of Australia’s leading talent in the wine industry. The awards celebrate and reward the work of wom…
Gillian Triggs appointed UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection
Professor Gillian Triggs has been appointed Assistant High Commissioner for Protection in the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Triggs, who recently completed a five-year te…
Simone Biles performs history-making ‘double double’ beam dismount
Simone Biles made history over the weekend when she executed the most difficult dismount ever performed by a gymnast off a balance beam. She landed a double-twisting, double-somersault dismount off th…
We need more female entrepreneurs, yet many girls cannot name one
Forty percent of Australian girls who participated in a series of recent workshops could not name a female entrepreneur or businessperson. Of the girls who could, twenty-six percent named Kylie Jenner…
