Soapbox

Neera Tanden the President and CEO of the Centre for American Progress is in Australia and addresses Trump, truth and trickledown economics

If you knew what life is really like for a junior doctor, you would forgive their distress.

When powerful men get away with things that normal people can’t.

Kristine Ziwica asks if this is the beginning of a process to address sexual harassment and gender inequality in Australian politics.

Kristine Ziwica is happy to read about Barnaby Joyce’s hypocrisy and any alleged misuse of public funds or abuse of power. But can we keep it about Barnaby?

Meet Dai Le and Felicity Menzies: two women determined to shake up the fact our leadership circles in business don’t look anything like the general community.

More listening, engagement and action is required to close the unemployment gap, writes Zoe Staines from the Queensland University of Technology, in this piece republished form The Conversation. 

‘I was swept off my feet by a charming man. But it was until I was heavily pregnant with his child that I realised his financial problems had become mine.’

Australia”s Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce is expecting a baby. Neela Janakiramanan has some questions about how he’ll juggle the new arrival with work.

Heart disease is a major killer of women all over the world. So why the lack of awareness? And why are women’s symptoms so frequently missed? 

Katinka Challen was told by her middle-aged female GP that she is entering the “dying swan” phase of her life. She muses about menopause.

“I’m stuck”, “My hands are tied”, “I don’t have time” are all signs it might be time for calling out your own BS and taking responsibility for the decisions you are making.