News & Views Considering the 850 men on Manus Island News of the imminent closure of the Manus Island detention facility could not have come soon enough.
News & Views Senator claims domestic violence a ‘perverse disincentive’ for hiring women. Really? The recent push for paid domestic violence leave is a proud step forward for corporate Australia, with many of our largest enterprises now writing DV leave into their awards framework.
News & Views Feminism: It takes more than saying, ‘Girls can do anything’ Two of the government’s most powerful female cabinet ministers, Michaelia Cash and Julie Bishop, have both rejected the feminist label in recent times.
News & Views Why Serena Williams is a legend in more ways than one As a twenty-six-year-old I have grown up watching Serena Williams compete at nearly every major title since I can remember.
News & Views Casual sexism takes Gold in the Rio Olympics The 2016 Rio Olympics have been excellent for female athletes.
News & Views Women ‘have limits’ says John Howard, so why should the Liberal party bother with targets? Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has fought fierce criticism over a lack of female representation in his government for weeks.
News & Views #TheRealTrumpVictims and why we need to stop pointing the finger back at them In the days since the infamous Trump video was leaked, twelve women have come forward to confirm the dark reality of the presidential candidate’s “locker room banter.
Life Remembering ‘hope’: How the Obamas influenced me from the other side of the world I was nineteen when Barack Obama was inaugurated as President of the United States.
Local What happens to Australia’s international responsibilities during the Trump Presidency? The global consequences of the Trump Presidency are already beginning: he’s set to rip up key international trade deals, he’s signed an executive order that will jeopardize women’s health worldwide, and he’s promised to push ahead with building that wall.
Local You call that a friendship? Turnbull needs to stick it to Trump The “close friendship” between the United States and Australia is looking pretty shaky, following an explosive phone exchange between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
News & Views Three key policy areas affecting women: The Liberal/Labor verdict (so far) Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s finally called the Federal Election and our two main political parties are priming themselves for relentless (no doubt, tedious) campaigning.
News & Views Eight lessons from 22 female leaders on embracing change Twenty-two female speakers took to the stage to share their own leadership and career-transformations at YWCA’s Third Annual She Leads Conference in Canberra on Tuesday.