Uncategorised When men talk gender diversity and the lies that are told to women I’m not going to thank men for attending women’s conferences and events.
Video ‘If you’re lucky to have opportunities, you need to do right by them’: Interview with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was interviewed on stage at the Women in the World Summit late last week.
Ed's Blog ‘Misogyny played a role’: Hillary Clinton on her crushing defeat, and how she’s dealing with it How do you deal with a devastating defeat? Especially one that’s as public as it could possibly be? Well if you’re Hillary Clinton, you retreat to the woods – for a period.
Ed's Blog When a man in power won’t dine alone with a woman who’s not his wife In case you haven’t heard, there’s a bit of a problem for women going on in the White House.
Ed's Blog ‘Wake Up’: The message to our politicians on the ‘threat multiplier’ of climate change, and the role women can play When it comes to discussing the global threat of climate change, I had to ask one of the world’s most influential women on the subject if she’s optimistic about the future.
Politics George Brandis offended at being called a ‘white’ man as Section 18C changes voted down The Senate has rejected changes to section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act that would have seen it weakened through replacing the words “offend, insult or humiliate” with “harass” and “intimidate”.
Politics Penalty rates gave me independence & the chance to escape poverty. Penalty rates held out a promise that if we worked hard just maybe we might escape the poverty trap which is why cutting penalty rates hurts.
Soapbox Wendy McCarthy: It’s 3 steps forward and 1 back for child care and early learning The childcare reforms passed by the Senate last week – the biggest in a decade – will reward some women and their children and punish others.
Local 7 things every parent needs to know about the new childcare package So after three years, three Senate Inquiries, one Productivity Commission Inquiry and two elections the Government finally managed to get its childcare (“Jobs for Families”) package through the Senate last week.
Politics ‘You have no idea how bloody tough it is’: Jacqui Lambie’s emotional speech about living on welfare as a single parent Senator Jacqie Lambie broke down in Parliament Wednesday night while sharing her personal experiences living off a disability support pension for seven years, while raising two kids as a single mother.
Ed's Blog Another day, another childcare centre visited by politicians Today Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visited another childcare centre for yet another childcare announcement.
News & Views One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts says ‘some girls like being wolf-whistled’. ‘Some girls like being wolf-whistled’ according to One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts. He told Patricia Karvelas that some think it’s wonderful.
