News & Views COVID lockdowns cause spike in cyber abuse of young women Online harassment and abuse from men towards women has increased in the last year or so since the pandemic lockdowns.
News & Views Sam Gash’s virtual run to raise life-saving funds for COVID-19 relief in India Melbourne-based ultra-marathon runner Sam Gash is running across India to raise money for India’s COVID-19 relief.
News & Views ‘I will be left alone in this world’: Cameroonian woman makes emotional plea to Scott Morrison A South Cameroon woman dropped to her knees before Prime Minister Scott Morrison pleading for the Australian government to help
News & Views Closing the global gender income gap has increased to 135.6 years because of COVID This week, Oxfam has revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic has cost women around the world $800 billion in lost income.
News & Views New York security guards watch on as a 65-year-old Asian woman becomes the latest victim of brutal hate-crime On Monday, a 65-year-old Asian American woman was attacked on the streets of Manhattan by an unidentified man police say is still at large.
News & Views New report highlights dire impact of pandemic on girls’ education in South East Asia and Pacific Girls across South East Asia and the Pacific have experienced disrupted education, with many being forced to drop out of school altogether.
News & Views ‘Why we’re marching’: Women protesters share their thoughts on change and progress Why we march: tens of thousands of women take over Sydney’s CBD to march for women’s rights and address violence against women
News & Views Five reasons women have made us hopeful for 2021 In 2021, we’re looking forward to these triumphant women leading us through with their resilience, courage and strength.
News & Views 20 women who blazed a trail in STEM this year In 2020, women in the fields of STEM, climate advocacy and health have made their mark in unprecedented ways.
News & Views More people died from suicide than COVID last month in Japan. Many were women. More people died from suicide than the COVID-19 virus last month in Japan. Many were women. The mental health catastrophe might be rising.
News & Views Six reasons International Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women is more urgent than ever Here are six reasons why the International Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women is still urgent.
News & Views IMF’s latest forecasts confirm our Budget should have done more for women The IMF released its latest world economic outlook on Tuesday evening and government’s across the world are paying attention