News & Views World’s longest-serving female PM, Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina flees the country in fear of protesters Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned from her post this week, fleeing the country she has led since 2009.
News & Views A golden statue celebrating women in Houston was decapitated. The artist has chosen not to repair it A statue celebrating women was decapitated by a man with a hammer last month in Houston. The artist isn’t planning to restore it.
News & Views ‘You know what women are like…’: How everyday sexism undermines women’s achievements Women have been making gains from medal podiums to world politics. Even so, everyday sexism is always here to put us back in our place.
News & Views A Zoom fundraiser for white women has raised $11 million for Kamala Harris A white women’s virtual fundraising event raised $US11 million ($16.8 million) this week to support Kamala Harris’ campaign.
News & Views Three children killed, several injured after stabbing at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport The community of Southport is mourning the loss of three children following a knife attack at a children’s Taylor Swift-themed dance class.
News & Views A group of white dudes raised $4m for Kamala Harris. Hours later, their X account was suspended Social media platform X has suspended an account that recently raised more than $4 million USD ($6.1 million AUD) for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.
News & Views Would you vote for Trump? Almost one third of Australians said they would, new poll shows If Australians could vote in the US Presidential Election, almost a third would vote for Republican nominee and former president, Donald Trump.
News & Views How World Vision’s network of Australian women is supporting girls and women facing poverty Women and girls living in poverty around the world face a range of obstacles that stop them from getting an education.
Agenda Sports ‘Stop this guy’: More than 100,000 sign online petition to disqualify convicted child rapist from Olympic games Over 100,000 people have signed an online petition to disqualify a convicted child rapist from competing in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Agenda Sports ‘You know what women are like’: Olympic commentator Bob Ballard removed following sexist comment =Olympic broadcaster Eurosport removes commentator Bob Ballard from its team after he made a sexist remark about Australia’s female swimmers.
Agenda Sports The three Olympians who can’t play sport in their country but are competing for Afghanistan Kimia Yousofi, Fariba Hashimi and Yuldoz Hashimi are the the only female athletes representing Afghanistan at the Paris Games.
News & Views ‘Can’t believe this’: Jennifer Aniston takes aim at JD Vance over ‘childless cat lady’ comments Jennifer Aniston has taken aim at JD Vance, the Republican VP candidate, following his misogynistic comments about “childless cat ladies.”