News & Views Women in public life: Is it getting tougher in Australia? Women in public life: Is it getting tougher in Australia? Virginia Haussegger examines the assertion Gillian Triggs made and confirms it’s true.
Soapbox The economy is rigged, especially against women. Winnie Byanyima’s call to get angry There are eight men in the world who own as much wealth as the poorest half of humanity.
News & Views Podcast: The ‘Make Change Happen’ Episode, with Mary Crooks This week, we change the mood in the Eagle Waves Studio.
Soapbox Women rely on the family home to support them in old age A home takes centre stage as key to supporting women through retirement.
Soapbox I watched my daughters play Aussie Rules and now believe sport can aid gender equality Patrizia Mercuri proudly watched her girls play Aussie Rules for the first time recently.
Soapbox ‘Stay-at-home Mum’: An archaic term ripe for extinction? Every time I go through immigration at an international airport and scribble madly to complete the dreaded arrival forms, while simultaneously manhandling my overtired children, the ‘what is your occupation?’ question frustrates me.
Uncategorised It’s an epidemic of mother shaming, not bad mothers Using #solidartea, women across the UK posted photos of themselves engaging in the behavior the Mail heavily critisized.
Soapbox Five reasons why women should consider a career in tech Take it from somebody who is balancing a leadership career with two small kids at home, this industry has some excellent opportunities for women.
Soapbox Smile and stay thin! Life as a 1960s air hostess Being a flight attendant was once seen as one of the most glamorous careers imaginable.
News & Views It’s not good enough to accuse fathers of being uninterested shirkers Only 4% of households in Australia have a stay at home dad. It’s not because men are shirkers it’s that we don’t support fathers as carers.
News & Views Short skirts and bare legs? Part of the job working for John Laws He admires the female figure, he says.
News & Views Is it true that job adverts push women to opt out? Men will apply for a job if they meet 60% of the hiring criteria, while women will only do so if they get to 100% (or at least somewhere close to it).