Soapbox

As the public face of Diversity Council Australia, the backlash to diversity I receive is the stuff of legend. Letters, emails and, of course, social media.

Pictured above is the exact moment Jacinda Ardern found out she would be the next prime minister of New Zealand, taken by her partner Clarke Gayford.

A recent study of 1100 single mothers in Australia found just over half are earning less than $40,000 a year, including 19% with less than $20,000.

One year on from the latest #MeToo iteration Now Australia Executive Director Kristine Ziwica reflects on women using their voices to say enough is enough.

Today marks ten years Dai Le contested the Cabramatta by-election in 2008, for the Liberal Party of NSW and up against a very safe Labor seat.

Don’t be fooled. Those proposed changes to anti-discrimination laws to better protect students and teachers in religious schools and institutions won’t do much.

Jennie Hill frequents dozens of public facilities every year for work and she has noticed that the women’s bathrooms are always out of the way.

Dr Neela Janakiramanan & Dr Sara Townend’s campaign calling to evacuate critically ill children & families from Nauru has more than 5500 signatures.

Employment lawyer Mia Pantechis says the #MeToo movement has ignited change, but fight to end sexual harassment in Australian workplaces far from over.

To mark International Day of the Girl Child’s theme ‘With Her: A Skilled GirlForce’, Debora O’Neill calls for more work with girls to close STEM gender gap. 

It’s not just harmless cat-calling and wolf-whistles: Young women face harassment and abuse in cities here and across the world and the impact is real.

After Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, more “good men” need to speak out and give women a reason to hope in the days that lie ahead, writes Kristine Ziwica.