News & Views Meghan Markle speaks out about women being ‘disproportionally affected’ by pandemic Over the weekend, Meghan Markle appeared on TV declaring that women have been ‘disproportionally affected’ by pandemic.
Girls & COVID In our regions hour of need, Australia’s budget must prioritise girls’ education COVID has had devastating impacts on girls’ education in particular, unwinding decades of progress, writes Susanne Legena CEO of Plan.
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 Older women at higher risk of homelessness Australia’s has battled an epidemic of homelessness and its fastest growing group are older women. Here are the latest figures.
News & Views Higher COVID-19 risks for pregnant women and their newborns A new study published last week from Oxford University has found higher COVID-19 risks for pregnant women and their newborns
News & Views Melanie Perkins’ tech startup Canva hits valuation of $19.7 billion after latest round of funding Canva has hit an on paper valuation of $US15 billion ($19.7 billion) after securing a new round of funding from major US investment funds.
News & Views Impact of COVID-19 on women in tech ‘devastating’ says new report A Girls in Tech report reveals the devastating hit women in tech faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and the rates of burn out.
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 How the end of Jobkeeper will disproportionately affect women As Jobkeeper ends, a survey of Australian workers has revealed that more men are returning to the office than women.
Girls & COVID Girls’ education hit hard by COVID. We must do everything we can to change this The result of COVID lockdowns and school closures is and will be hardest hit by girls. We have an opportunity to change this.
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.
