News & Views Here’s why women should be worried about new religious discrimination laws As a woman of faith who has experienced the impacts of Islamaphobia – I know the importance of protecting people from discrimination.
Politics Peter Dutton claims Tamil family seeking Australian asylum are not ‘owed protection’ A last minute injunction to stop deportation has been granted to a Tamil family seeking asylum in Australia after living in the country for several years.
News & Views Greta Thunberg sails off the haters to arrive safely in New York After an epic 14 day voyage across the Atlantic, sixteen-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in New York earlier today.
News & Views A culture that devalues & excludes: Damning study shows why women are leaving STEM A new survey from Male Champions of Change and Accenture, “Harnessing our innovation potential” sheds light on why women are leaving jobs in STEM.
Uncategorised G7: This picture says it all about the severe underrepresentation of one half of the population 24 of the world’s biggest economic and political agitators at the G7. Only one woman has managed to represent more than half the world.
Leadership G7 leaders urged to implement feminist foreign policies & ditch gender discrimination Over the weekend, G7 leaders were urged to get rid of discriminatory gender laws that remain in their statute books and implement feminist foreign policies.
News & Views The Amazon is burning at a record rate. There are many reasons to pay attention Greed, a far-right presidency, droughts, climate change. We have many reasons to pay attention to the Amazon right now. But will we?
News & Views ‘We need more babies around’: NZ’s speaker Trevor Mallard cradles baby in parliament & the image goes global The image of New Zealand’s speaker, Trevor Mallard, cradling the baby of a fellow parliamentarian while presiding over a debate has gone viral.
News & Views Gladys Berejiklian delays final vote to decriminalise abortion in NSW NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has made the decision to delay a vote in the upper house on a bill that would decriminalise abortion in the state.
Politics She put her hand during the high-profile Wentworth by-election, now Licia Heath wants more women to follow Licia Heath is the CEO of Women for Election Australia (WFEA) a not-for-profit, non-partisan organisation encouraging women to succeed in politics.
News & Views How nationalism is fuelling xenophobia and white supremacy A correlation between Trump’s divisive anti-immigrant rhetoric and a groundswell of white supremacist incidents is starting to emerge.
Leadership Meet 5 women leading on humanitarian work who share their average day and ideas for you to get involved Each year, a designated theme is selected to focus the public’s attention on humanitarians. In 2019, World Humanitarian Day is themed “Women Humanitarians.”