Soapbox Medical gaslighting: Women should not have to fight to be believed Ovarian cancer research must improve, giving women better diagnostic tools, earlier answers and the care they deserve.
Soapbox What one mother’s death reveals about health equity in Australia Gia Lam’s death raises a bigger question: are Australia’s maternity services doing enough to keep women who need interpreters safe?
News & Views Tell your daughters about choking before the algorithm does I never planned to talk to my daughters about sexual strangulation. But these past days the choice was taken out of my hands.
Soapbox Does having a mental illness mean having to pay more to accept second-class health care? Australians are investing more in mental health, yet many people still cannot afford the care they need when they need it.
Soapbox Young women were promised economic independence. Housing inequality is putting it out of reach Do young women have the same opportunities to build security as their predecessors? Things are getting tougher.
Soapbox Coercive control is a crime in NSW and Queensland. But not yet in Victoria Victoria needs coercive control laws to recognise abuse, protect victim-survivors and prevent further violence within abusive relationships.
Soapbox I love my job, but like many other doctors, I’m exhausted. The hospital system must change Doctors are fighting for better conditions, but women in medicine are paying the price for a system that demands too much.
Soapbox Harnessing women’s rage: What if we withdrew our money, labour and attention? Women’s rage is not the problem; it can become a powerful force for consequences, accountability, collective action and change.
Soapbox The tell in the Swans’ statement nobody’s talking about The Sydney Swans’ statement puts the focus on the players, while saying almost nothing about the victims situation.
Soapbox When workplaces are broken, teaching women ‘resilience’ won’t help Women need better workplaces, not more resilience, as organisations must address the conditions driving stress and burnout.
Soapbox Zali Steggall: Australians are being targeted by a 24/7 gambling machine, and the Albanese government is complicit Gambling laws need stronger protections, tougher regulation and less industry influence to reduce gambling harm across Australia, writes Independent MP Zali Steggall.
Soapbox I tallied my unpaid care work on the Census. For a moment, it was visible Last night, I realised I’m an unpaid carer, likely like many women across Australia who completed the Census forms. And that doesn’t even count the domestic and care I provide to my household of six.
