Women’s Health News

Winners of the 2024 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards include a nurse and midwife from Victoria and a NSW organisation.

Expanding fertility benefits to all employers is essential for promoting gender equality, supporting reproductive health, and addressing declining fertility rates.

The government says this is the first budget that addresses the complex and systemic bias that exists against women in healthcare.

Pelvic health problems – such as bladder and bowel leaks, pelvic pain, heavy menstrual bleeding or vaginal prolapse – are a common experience for women.

Lesbian and bisexual women are more likely to die earlier than straight women, according to a new Harvard study pointing at discrimination.

I want alcohol companies to stop trying to convince me and other mums that drinking is the answer to the pressures that we face.

Nearly two thirds of Australians compare their bodies to what they see on social media, and it’s profoundly impacting the body image, eating habits and fitness routines of young people. 

Family of a Jigalong woman who was attacked by her male partner hours before she died has voiced their betrayal by justice system.

Heart disease is the biggest killer of women in Australia, and yet, most of what is known about the symptoms relates to men.

Three quarters of Australians believe workplaces should provide free period products, yet less than one quarter do. 

Heavy menstrual bleeding affects 1 in 4 women, yet it is often shrouded in silence, writes Dr Talat Uppal and Dr Ghalia M Abumohsen.

The NSW government has pledged $230 million to tackle violence against women through a reform package.