Ed's Blog Confusion and apathy surrounds our 2025 commitment to gender equality In 2014 during the G20 in Brisbane, Australia committed to reducing our workforce participation gender gap by 25% by 2025.
News & Views A first concert for some? The horror of attacking girls in Manchester For many of the pre teen and teenage girls who attended Ariana Grande’s performance in Manchester on Monday night, it may have been their first ever real concert.
Politics The swiftest impeachment America will ever know? When Donald Trump was elected President, I became an emotional wreck.
Uncategorised Shen Narayanasamy on shirking the leadership label, and how to challenge the system The annual She Leads Conference will see women come together in Canberra on 1 June for a day of discussion, networking and action on women’s leadership.
Politics Closing the gender pay gap is a boon for productivity. Closing the gender pay gap is a win for productivity. Eliminating Australia’s existing gender gap would lift long-term labour productivity growth by 5.7%.
Soapbox It’s time for politicians to whistle at the women For too long, the Liberal party has taken Australian women for granted.
News & Views Podcast: Listen and learn how the 2017 Budget affects women We got into the Eagle Waves Radio studio early Wednesday morning to deliver our take on how the Budget affects women.
News & Views ‘Women’ and the Budget? Didn’t get a mention The word ‘women’ wasn’t mentioned during Treasurer Scott Morrison’s Budget Speech in Parliament last night.
Ed's Blog Can’t she just ‘express more milk’? The long road to a woman finally breastfeeding in the Federal Parliament Senator Larissa Waters’ second daughter Alia made history yesterday, when she became the first baby to be breastfed in the Australian Parliament.
Politics Budget 2017: Six areas that could affect your financial position It’s Budget Day! These are the predictions affecting women you need to know about, thanks to Financy founder and editor, Bianca Hartge-Hazelman.
Uncategorised ‘Shameful neglect’: Cutting foreign aid will merely hurt women and girls Tuesday night’s Federal Budget looks set to see further cuts made to foreign aid, according to a number of reports today, in a move that has been slammed by those working with some of the most vulnerable communities in the world.
Ed's Blog We’re ‘budgeting like it’s 1983’: Bring back the Women’s Budget Statement With the Federal Budget just days away, a number of women’s organisations and alliances have come together to call on the Government to reinstate the Women’s Budget Statement, and offer an overview of how budget allocations are affecting women’s rights.