Soapbox A social media ban won’t save us from harms online. Educating us will Eve Ashcroft is 14 and part of the cohort of teens today affected by the social media ban. She shares this opinion piece with Women’s Agenda.
News & Views From risk to power: How young women are transforming online spaces Digital spaces were never built with women’s safety in mind – but young women are now using those same spaces to drive systems change.
News & Views Australia’s not-for-profit sector is struggling. Here’s why new funding models provide a beacon of hope Australia’s not-for-profits are under real strain, but smarter funding models could help secure stability and sustain community impact.
News & Views When our courts and media protect the powerful, women pay a devastating price Our courts tell women that when we seek justice, we should be prepared to fight not only the men who harmed us but the systems that protect them.
News & Views ‘We are waiting to be included’: Afghan women deserve more than the world’s silence The decisions shaping Afghan women’s lives are still being made without Afghan women present, writes Lena Nabizada.
News & Views Women’s voices at the G20: action urged on economic empowerment, care work, health, climate justice and forced labour The G20’s Women group agreed that action is on unpaid care work and forced labour, and improve women’s health and climate leadership.
News & Views Divorce rate drops to lowest in 50 years but it’s not all good news — especially for women Falling divorce rates mask the reality that women still face stigma, financial insecurity and limited choices when leaving relationships.
News & Views In a time of political cynicism, Natalie Hutchins leaves the kind of legacy we rarely see Natalie Hutchins leaves politics, leaving a legacy that improved outcomes for women, girls and communities across Victoria.
News & Views Forget hot flushes: the real midlife crisis is the cost of caring While Australia obsesses over menopause, midlife women are caught in a collision of crises – and Big Wellness is cashing in on the crash.
News & Views ‘Just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it’s not there’: Why disability inclusion must recognise diversity Disability looks different for everyone, and real inclusion means listening to the many voices still being overlooked.
News & Views Time to stop obsessing over ‘false allegations’ of sexual violence and start listening to women False allegations of sexual violence are uncommon. What we do see is the opposite problem. Most sexual assaults are never reported to police.
News & Views The pay rise that’s helping educators stay in the jobs they love Monday’s five per cent pay rise fully delivers the Albanese Government’s 15 per cent pay rise for early childhood educators.