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Basketballer Lauren Jackson has officially handed the Australian Olympic flag over to cyclist Anna Meares this morning, after Meares was named our 2016 flag bearer for the opening ceremony in Rio.

By the time Louise Williams was twenty-four, she was a foreign correspondent posted to the Philippines, witnessing the fall of the Ferdinand Marcos government.

If you regularly read Women’s Agenda you’ll know that we want to see more women quoted in the media.

Theresa May has called for unity and a successful Brexit after being named Britain’s next prime minister, and the second woman ever to take on the job.

The week that Giam Swiegers took over as CEO of Aurecon was the scariest week of his life.

Women make up just 19% of students enrolling in engineering degrees, making the field one of the lowest attracting women across all courses.

Every day we get up early to help women stay smart and get savvy.

Entrepreneurs Holly Ransom, Mark Woodland, Mark Bouris and Julian Plummer are among 20 Australian business leaders nominated by KPMG as leading the way when it comes to using Twitter.

In case you missed it, which you probably didn’t, television personality Sonia Kruger called for a ban on Muslim immigration to Australia on Channel Nine’s Today show yesterday.

Frances Adamson was yesterday named by Malcolm Turnbull as our first female secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Marie-Claire Andrews has the ultimate tech qualification, a philosophy degree.

Surfing legend Layne Beachley, INXS’ Kirk Pengilly and author Tara Moss shared one thing this week: a catwalk at the annual Dress for Success Sydney (DfSS) 100 Years of Power Dressing fundraiser.