News & Views Spain gets a majority female Cabinet: ‘One day this won’t make headlines’ Spain’s new Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has appointed 11 women and 6 men to his Cabinet, declaring a commitment to equality.
News & Views Trump’s latest prisoner pardon “obsession” capitalised on by Kardashian West Kim Kardashian met with Trump and Kushner recently to personally lobby the release of drug offender Alice Marie Johnson. Yesterday it happened.
World Ireland’s historic referendum & ‘a quiet revolution’ that cannot be underestimated In a referendum held on Friday 66.4% of Irish voters opted to repeal the 8th Amendment which effectively bans abortion in almost every instance. It is a historic result of a ‘quiet revolution’ 30 years in the making.
Leadership Poverty is sexist: Business and Hollywood heavyweights call on world leaders for action A host of big-name celebrities, in line with international charity, ONE have penned a letter to world leaders urging them to take action on female empowerment and equality.
Leadership ‘Happy to be judged’: Why Turnbull will never lead like Jacinda Ardern Upon releasing her Government’s first budget, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern claimed she was “happy to be judged”. Why is this same outlook impossible for Malcolm Turnbull?
Politics More Trump hush payments to emerge, says Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Donald Trump is fighting to survive recent allegations that his affair with adult star, Stormy Daniels was far from an isolated incident.
Uncategorised Why Australians have decided they’re #ForeverAgainstAnimalTesting with 8 million people nationwide owning at least one animal, there’s little surprise that we no longer accept the cruel and unnecessary practice of animal testing.
News & Views Plan International Australia launches bold new campaign to stop women feeling unsafe after dark I’ve found myself in a number of precarious situations walking home late at night in Sydney.
News & Views UN Women creates major new position to address sexual harassment and discrimination UN Women has stepped up its efforts to help end women’s experiences of sexual harassment, by appointing Purna Sen to a newly created leadership position.
Leadership Where would we be #withouttwitter? Leading women share their thoughts Where would we be #withouttwitter? The social platform often gets a bad rap from politicians but is it warranted? We ask leading women in the #Auspol Twitter community to share their thoughts.
News & Views Half a billion reasons to care about teenage girls, yet the government does nothing New research from Plan International Australia looks at the huge gaps and injustices faced by women in developing countries.
Leadership Note to politicians: Millennials aren’t disengaged, we’re just sick of you Millennials get a bad wrap: We’re narcissistic, entitled and politically disengaged. But is this the truth or are we really just sick of the politicians representing us?