Politics

Kristen Welker, an NBC News White House correspondent, is the first black woman to moderate a presidential debate since 1992.

Morrison’s hard line today could easily morph into a gentle or blind one tomorrow, provided there’s enough political gain in it for him.

The budget pledged $36 million to the Boosting Female Founders fund. But strict eligibility criteria means many women-led startups miss out.

Across Europe and Latin America, new research shows women politicians are more responsive to constituents in need of help.

Fronting Senate Estimates on Monday, Senator Payne, Minister for Women, rejected the assertion that the federal budget had not done enough for Australian women.

This was an actual headline in The Australian on Monday: “Danger across the ditch as incompetent leader Ardern wins office.”

Since first elected in 2017, Jacinda Ardern’s approach to leadership has always been about compassion, inclusion and quiet competence.

The New Zealand Labour Party under leader Jacinda Ardern looks set to win another three-year term in government as early votes are tallied.

The budget and WESS set aside just $2.1 million “to help prevent sexual harassment in Australian workplaces”.

Nicolle Flint shares more on some of the causes she is passionate about, like improving outcomes for those with endometriosis, and bettering the treatment of all women in politics.

In times of crisis it has been Jacinda Ardern’s way with words that has registered: “They are us”, “The team of five million” and “Go hard and go early”.

The proposed legislation in South Australia would remove abortion entirely from criminal law, treating it only as a health issue.