In the UK, costly childcare seems to be a particular barrier for those women who wish to combine part-time work with caring responsibilities writes Magda Borkowska and Alina Pelikh, from University of…
How to recover from a break up with a mentor
They say that you should never meet your heroes, for you are destined for disappointment. I suspect whomever first said that might have been talking about their mentor. Seeking out a mentor forms the …
Brigid Kosgei wins Chicago Marathon, smashing 16-year world record
Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei has smashed a seemingly untouchable women’s world record, winning the Chicago Marathon on Sunday with a time of two hours, 14 minutes and 4 seconds. Kosgei took more than a…
‘Both phenomenal books’: Bernadine Evaristo & Margaret Atwood jointly awarded Booker Prize
The Booker Prize has been awarded jointly to two female novelists for the first time in history, with Canadian writer Margaret Atwood sharing the prize with British-born Anglo-Nigerian author Bernadin…
Australia has a hunger problem: 1 in 4 women have experienced food insecurity in the past year
Despite Australia being a developed and wealthy nation, hunger and food insecurity are a growing reality. Over the past year, 1 in 5 Australians have been in a situation where they have run out of foo…
Angelina Jolie says women need to ‘love and learn’ from men
As the second film in the Maleficent franchise, Mistress of Evil, hits screens later this month, the lead star Angelina Jolie has expressed some pretty unusual remarks about the portrayal modern-day h…
Cricket Australia introduces 12 months’ paid parental leave for female players
Cricket Australia, in collaboration and partnership with the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) has introduced a world leading parental leave policy for all Australian professional cricketers, a…