It can be exhausting to fret over our individual carbon footprints. Our energy might be better spent pushing to change entire systems — where there are endless possibilities for climate action, …
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Girls need urgent action on the climate crisis before it’s all too late
The utter devastation caused by the Australian fires this summer is unprecedented, frightening and overwhelming. We are now experiencing the devastating impacts of the climate crisis right in our own …
How Aussie founder Zoë Manderson repurposed her travel tech platform to support bushfire-affected businesses
As Aussies come to terms with the scope and consequences of the bushfire crisis, people all over the country are considering how they can support affected people, and businesses, beyond simply dipping…
‘Who is she?’ US Treasury chief jokes about Greta Thunberg, says she can talk once she has an economics degree
There’s something about Greta Thunberg when it comes to getting men in positions of power feeling very uncomfortable. It was only recently that US President Donald Trump urged Thunberg to “…
From baseball to sumo wrestling, meet some of the women challenging the sport status quo
These are banner times for women in sports. The last few weeks has seen a troop of female athletes making extraordinary strides particularly in historically male-dominated areas of sport. Here at Wome…
At 34, Sanna Marin became world’s youngest PM. Australia should take note
At the end of 2019, 34 year old Sanna Marin became the Prime Minister of Finland and the youngest government leader in the world. Marin was selected as leader of the Social Democrats, the largest part…
Less than 15% of engineering students are female, we need action now
Engineering is considered one of the fastest growing occupations in Australia, but less than 15 per cent of students studying in the field are women, a report by the Engineering for Australia Taskforc…
