Ed's Blog ‘You shut up. I ought to punch you in the face’: Coming face to face with a violent man A few days ago Kelly Baker was unloading her son and her two dogs from the car at a park in Sydney’s inner west.
Ed's Blog Dear John, This is why I blocked you Dear John, Last night I was looking through Women’s Agenda’s Twitter feed and I saw you asked why I blocked you.
Ed's Blog What if Bride & Seek got the reaction it did because people are sick to death of violence against women being trivialised? Quite a lot has been made of The Courier Mail’s ‘Bride & Seek‘ headline that ran on the front page of the Queensland newspaper last Wednesday.
Ed's Blog Law, accounting, banking? How to really become an influential female board director The most influential female board directors on the ASX are an eclectic bunch.
Ed's Blog How I found myself (and 11 other women) in the wrong place for lunch It turns out that yesterday I found myself in the wrong place for lunch.
Ed's Blog A frustrated husband* asks: Tony, tell me you haven’t duped Australian women? Dear Prime Minister My wife and I have experienced something of a rude shock.
Ed's Blog One fine Dame: meet a career campaigner and champion for women Julia Cleverdon There were many reasons I was looking forward to a conversation with Dame Julia Cleverdon.
Ed's Blog Domestic violence through the eyes of a 14 year old girl The number of women who have been killed by violent men in Australia this year is shocking.
Ed's Blog Tony Abbott skolling a beer isn’t the big problem: a lack of leadership is Over the weekend footage emerged of the Prime Minister skolling a beer at a pub with a group of AFL players from a Sydney university.
Ed's Blog Not only that he’s a man: The real problem with our ‘Minister for Women’ Once again I can’t help but notice a glaring omission on the invite to a gender diversity related launch this week.
Ed's Blog Court rules a ‘wife’ is a serious business perk What’s a divorce worth when one half of the marriage manages a high profile career in the paid workforce, while the other half manages the unpaid work at home? According to a ruling of the Family Court last week, such a split should be 50/50.
Ed's Blog Lt General David Morrison: There is a paucity of leadership in tackling domestic violence When Margaret Simons was a police reporter for The Age thirty years ago she spent many nightshifts listening to the police scanner.