Soapbox

Women are significantly overrepresented in teaching, which is often put down to gender differences in occupational preferences. Could it be something else?

What concerned me most about that ‘Gillette ad’ was the highly charged backlash it received, and the disunity it triggered almost immediately.

Nothing will change until we change, Premier Daniel Andrews said in response to the murder of death of Aiia Maasarwe. We can start with workplace sexism

Susan Moylan-Coombs has officially launched her campaign to run as an independent in the seat of Warringah, taking on Tony Abbott in the process. 

Rahaf Mohammed’s plight has cast a spotlight on the treatment of women in Saudi Arabia. We must ensure that it continues to shine.

Access to flexible work, including working from home, is important. But we shouldn’t ignore the downsides that can extend beyond isolation and loneliness

Even though the UNHCR has determined Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun is a refugee, her future remains uncertain. The original definition of ‘refugee’ was not developed for women fleeing violence.

Neela Janakiramanan is a surgeon with a unicorn husband doing more than his fair share of the unpaid work so she can pursue her career. Others don’t get it.

The most significant developments in women’s economic progress in Australia for 2018 weren’t made by companies or even governments, they were made by women.

Last year author Marianne Schnall declared 2018 would be the ‘year of women’ and as it ends we aske 4 female leaders what they think.

Just 13 organisations out of two million have accepted the need to waive some confidentiality obligations in non-disclosure agreements.

Internationally, women have stood up for human rights in 2018. Some paid the ultimate price because of their activist. Others will continue well into 2019.