Soapbox Momentum for criminalising coercive control in Victoria is welcome We are seeing growing momentum in recognising and responding to all forms of domestic and family violence, including coercive control.
News & Views Domestic violence is not just a ‘home’ issue. It is a workplace problem too During 16 Days of Activism, we need to ask whether our workplaces are ready for the words: “I do not feel safe at home.”
News & Views I’m calling time on Australia’s overwork addiction I am calling time on Australia’s overwork addiction. Because I know that you can sprint for years — until the day you can’t.
News & Views From violence to sexism, the manosphere is doing real-world harm Manosphere content influences young men, spreads harmful ideas about women, and creates risks for schools, work and relationships.
News & Views The sunk-cost fallacy keeping women in the wrong career Many women reach midlife only to realise the work they once tolerated no longer fits their life. Yet the sunk-cost fallacy keeps them stuck.
News & Views Mental load maxed out? Here’s how to take the pressure off this Christmas This Christmas, I for one am making an effort to stop doing everything ‘perfectly’ and instead focusing on ‘good enough’.
News & Views ‘Gender-based violence is not a private issue’: YWCA’s call for women’s online and physical safety Collective action is needed to keep women and gender-diverse people safe from domestic violence and online abuse.
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.