Tennis sensation Ash Barty moving through to the French Open semi-final is the good news Australia needs. Given we have been making global headlines this week for all the wrong reasons it makes Barty&…
A giant leap: Major Australian law firm takes on parental leave equality
Law firm Baker McKenzie are placing themselves ahead of the family-friendly curve with new changes to its parental leave policy. It has become the first law firm in Australia to announce gender-equal …
Why the raids on Australian media present a clear threat to democracy
Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, The University of Queensland The Australian Federal Police has this week conducted two high-profile media raids on journalists who have exposed government secrets and their sour…
What will the future of work look like for women in STEM?
Women’s Agenda, in partnership with the Sydney School of Entrepreneurship and Uber Australia will be hosting an intimate after-work panel event on the 20th of June for interested readers. Regist…
Scott Morrison met The Queen and yes, it looked awkward
Meeting The Queen for the first is time is never going to feel particularly natural. Especially with numerous cameras present. And Prime Minister Scott Morrison certainly didn’t disappoint in demonstr…
‘Don’t change your dream. Change the world’: Nike’s Women’s World Cup ad
In the lead up to the Women’s World Cup in France, Nike has released a powerful new advertisement with a budding young female player, Makena Cook, as its star and a line up of some of the world’…
I looked at 100 best-selling picture books: female protagonists were largely invisible
Despite a rise in feminist-themed books for children, picture books remain highly gendered overall, writes Sarah Mokrzycki from Victoria University in this piece republished from The Conversation. In…
Four ways your name can affect your job prospects
According to research, your name has a big influence on your job prospects and can cause problems in the hiring process, writes Ricardo Twumasi from University of Manchester, in this piece republished…
What do women really want from their employers? We need your help.
Can you help? Take the survey here. There are a lot of assumptions out there about what women in Australia look for in an employer. Some of these of course, are educated guesses. For instance, flexib…
World 100 most influential gender equality list features Marian Baird, Libby Lyons & Julia Gillard
A handful of Australian women have appeared in a list of the world’s 100 most influential individuals on gender equality published overnight. The list recognises the most influential activists, academ…
