Life One woman’s mission to empower vulnerable teenage girls Jess Brown, CEO of Life Changing Experiences Foundation, made it her life’s mission to help vulnerable teenage girls.
Uncategorised Dave Hughes requested a pay cut for his co-host, what if Karl had too? Dave Hughes was prepared to take a pay-cut to ensure co-host, Kate Langbroek was paid equally. What if Stefanovic had done the same for Lisa Wilkinson?
Politics Girls take over Parliament: Shifting the dial for women in Aus politics It’s a question many of us have reflected upon: what would change if there were more women in politics? Today, 17 young Australian women will get a taste of that possibility as they enter Parliament and take over an MP’s job for the day – all part of Plan International Australia’s ‘Girls Take Over Parliament’ campaign.
Life ‘Me too’: Stories of sexual harassment & assault flood the web Women the world over have joined together to expose the true prevalence of sexual crime, sharing their own harrowing stories with the hashtag #MeToo.
Uncategorised ‘Too opinionated’: How gendered words keep holding us back Gendered adjectives, will we ever escape them? Shrill, sensitive, bubbly, pushy, hysterical, bossy—women the world over have grown accustomed to these terms.
News & Views Harvey Weinstein, the latest sexual predator on Hollywood’s long list Donald Trump, Bill Cosby, Casey Affleck, Bill O’Reilly, Roger Ailes and now, Harvey Weinstein.
Politics Firm behind ‘Fearless Girl’ forced to settle gender discrimination charges The mood in New York was sombre following the US election.
News & Views ‘Saudi Arabia will never be the same again’: Ban lifted on women driving cars Saudi Arabia has finally lifted its archaic ban on women driving.
Uncategorised ‘All love is good’: Frances Abbott speaks out in favour of same-sex marriage Tony Abbott’s daughter Frances has released a video supporting the YES campaign.
Leadership Angela Merkel holds on to a precarious fourth term as chancellor Angela Merkel has been reinstated for a fourth term as German Chancellor, but will be forced to forge an unstable coalition Government–a result of soaring support for alt- right party, Anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD), which took out 13.
Uncategorised Loud & proud: The AFL says YES to same-sex marriage The AFL made no bones about where it stood on the same-sex marriage debate yesterday, erecting a giant ‘YES’ sign outside their Docklands headquarters in Melbourne.
Advice Big Steps: one woman’s long, brave (and still ongoing) fight for fair pay Last week hundreds of early childcare educators walked off the job in a protest against dire pay conditions.
