It’s a sentiment that resonated with me after I had had my first baby. “You wouldn’t wish those first six weeks with a newborn on anyone.” It sounds harsh but anyone who has ha…
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Dear Prime Minister: COAG says it’s time to act on gender inequity
Today the Prime Minister Tony Abbott has received an important letter and a report from the COAG Reform Council called Tracking equity: comparing outcomes for women and girls across Australia. In 2012…
A confession: I work flexibly
A while back we ran an article on Women’s Agenda about employers that don’t ‘do’ flexibility. Before we published the piece I had a coffee with the author, Kate Mills, who…
Is flexible working the key to gender equality?
As far as Tuesday evenings go this was pretty good. Last night I attended a debate, hosted by the Diversity Council of Australia, moderated by ABC journalist Tony Jones, about whether flexible working…
The enigma of Julia Gillard: She was barely respected in office and now she is revered
Yesterday afternoon, at an event hosted by the Victorian Women’s Trust called Credit Where Credit Is Due, the former Prime Minister Julia Gillard gave a keynote address to an adoring crowd. The …
A message from male chief executives: An intervention is required
Getting a handful of our most powerful chief executives in the same room at the same time is no small feat. Getting more than 20 of them, including the head of our defence force, and having seven of t…
Who does tolerance hurt?
I have already written that I watched British journalist Peter Hitchens on Q&A with disbelief on Monday night. I also explained how my disbelief quickly grew into raging, visceral anger. As unpala…
A wrap up from last night’s Q&A
Did you watch Q&A on the ABC last night? If not, count yourself lucky. It was an absolute doozy. Last night’s episode was always going to be a bit different; the panel was free from politici…
Tony Abbott’s silence a surprise
When our Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, appointed himself the minister for women there were two obvious explanations. Either he cared about the portfolio so much that he wanted to manage it himself, or,…
When fathers are the real champions of change
It’s impossible, I’m quite sure, to read anything about Pakistani schoolgirl and education campaigner Malala Yousafzai without wondering how anyone could grow to be as strong and brave and…
