Life

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.

This Christmas, I for one am making an effort to stop doing everything ‘perfectly’ and instead focusing on ‘good enough’.

Collective action is needed to keep women and gender-diverse people safe from domestic violence and online abuse.

Revered actor Judi Dench has spoken openly about her health, describing her worsening eyesight and memory worries.

Two organisers of a marathon have been arrested by Iranian authorities over images showing women not wearing hijabs in the race. 

It’s seen as a “global template for how to get health promotion right,” with 38 years of health promotion work, including on smoking prevention, and the successful This Girl Can initiative. But now the standalone VicHealth is set to be abolished.

Four countries have pulled out of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, as Israel was cleared on Thursday to participate.

The G20’s Women group agreed that action is on unpaid care work and forced labour, and improve women’s health and climate leadership.

Falling divorce rates mask the reality that women still face stigma, financial insecurity and limited choices when leaving relationships.

As more women athletes compete in sport, a new set of global recommendations is calling for routine strength exercise warm-ups to be mandated.

Chanel Contos is spearheading a new push to require social media platforms to offer an “opt-in” option to algorithms.

While Australia obsesses over menopause, midlife women are caught in a collision of crises – and Big Wellness is cashing in on the crash.