Entrepreneurs This Melbourne florist supports refugee women to bloom with new skills Jane Marx’s floristry provides training and employment opportunities to young women from refugee backgrounds
News & Views New Taliban order prohibits women from travelling without a male chaperone The Taliban’s new restrictions says women without a male chaperon cannot board domestic or international flights.
Education and economic opportunities Taliban slams shut school for girls over Year 6 The Taliban have issued a noticed in the last 24 hours calling on schools for girls over Year 6 to be shut “in accordance with Islamic law”
News & Views The National Gallery of Australia releases gender equity action plan The National Gallery of Australia has launched a Gender Equity Action Plan to accelerate gender equity in all its programs and exhibits.
News & Views The entrepreneurs urging Australia to stand in solidarity with women in Afghanistan As the world turns its attention to Ukraine, Afghanistan’s women continue to struggle for basic human rights under the Taliban.
Climate Young women in vulnerable regions lead the fight in climate action A new youth-led report reveals that young people living in the most vulnerable places in the world are leading the fight in climate action.
News & Views 1 in 3 women suffered economic hardship during pandemic, increasing likelihood of abuse Women going through financial difficulties brought on by the pandemic are up to three times more likely to be abused by their partners
News & Views World’s 10 richest men doubled their wealth to USD$1.5 trillion during pandemic The 10 richest men in the world doubled their fortunes during the pandemic, a new Oxfam study has found.
News & Views 38 percent of women in tech plan to leave their jobs in next two years New research from the US has revealed more than a third of women in tech plan to leave their jobs in the next two years.
News & Views Coles, Westpac and other major advertisers join UN Women push to end harmful stereotypes UN Women has launched the Australian chapter of The Unstereotype Alliance to combat stereotypes in advertising.
News & Views 1 in 5 girls feel unsafe as a result of online health misinformation A report released by Plan International Australia reveals that online false information has left one in five girls feeling physically unsafe.
Appointments Najla Bouden Romdhan becomes first female prime minister in Arab world President Kais Saied publicly declared the appointment of Najla Bouden Romdhane as the first female prime minister in Tunisia.