Hollywood actor, Lindsay Lohan has unreservedly apologised for public comments in which she suggested that women coming forward with #MeToo allegations were “weak”. In an interview with Th…
My 3 sons were born prematurely. This is what I want my neonatal nurses to know
Almost 16 years ago, I was a scared 25 year old first time mum of a premature baby born at 34 weeks. Besides it being an incredibly frightening time, I look back and realise how I really had no idea o…
Our workplaces are filthy and it’s costing us all
Libby Sander, Bond University The typical office desk is home to over 10 million bacteria, 400 times more than a toilet seat. Other studies have revealed people don’t wash their hands, and surfaces fr…
Julia Gillard: Mental illness should not be a barrier to employment. Employers should see value in diversity
Employers need to stop seeing mental illness as a barrier to employment and instead see the value in diversity, argued former prime minister Julia Gillard in a speech on diversity and mental health re…
There’s no such thing as ‘dirt blindness’. Men just need to do more housework
Women still do seven hours more housework per week than men (and that doesn’t include the child-caring). We need to end the assumption that men don’t see the mess, write Leah Ruppanner and Brend…
The financial quiz fewer women than men passed and the problem that starts in school
There’s a fairly significant gender difference when it comes to financial literacy, according to the HILDA study, which surveyed 17,000 Australians on five key questions about money. Just 35% o…
The decision to be child free is a choice: It’s time to stop the judgement
Women choosing not to have children aren’t a rare breed, with one in four deliberately making the choice to be child free despite living in a world that raises them to be mothers. Yet, there’s so much…
