News & Views New financial literacy app to help women buy their first home A new app supports women with customised tools to build their financial literacy, confidence, and long-term security.
Business ‘Doing nothing is no longer an option’: Australians want companies to better protect them from financial abuse Australians believe companies have a responsibility to protect consumers from financial abuse, a hidden form of domestic and family violence.
News & Views Untreated painful periods can cost economy up to $14.2 billion per year Nearly 4 in 5 women have experienced chronic menstrual symptoms in the last five years. Half of them have missed work or study.
News & Views Being carers costs women more than $500,000 over a lifetime, leaving them with less in retirement than men The interruptions to work caused by providing unpaid care reduces women’s opportunities for accumulating superannuation.
News & Views Why looking beyond real estate could help women to build their wealth early Real estate has long been viewed as the cornerstone of wealth creation but there’s a case for diversifying into investments that are more accessible.
Partner Content ‘Building knowledge’: Early exposure to investing will help close Australia’s financial literacy gender gap Financial literacy is a critical life skill for anyone, especially young women. Drip Invest is supporting this with early investing exposure.
News & Views Australians most concerned about the economy as social cohesion remains low Social cohesion has remained stable over the past 12 months, according to Scanlon Mapping Social Cohesion Research.
News & Views Male business owners pay themselves almost twice as much as female business owners Male entrepreneurs in Australia award themselves with a salary almost twice the amount that women business owners pay themselves.
News & Views ‘Justice’: 12,000 early childhood educators to receive pay rise by Christmas Early childhood educators can expect a pay rise when the final stage of the multi-employer bargaining application is set to be signed off.
News & Views How child support contributes to financial abuse of single mothers Using the child support system can expose single mothers to post-separation violence. Dr Marg Rogers explain how.
News & Views 90 per cent of young Australian women think sexual assault is “inevitable” A landmark study by the Young Women’s Alliance has revealed dissatisfaction felt by young women in education, healthcare and safety.
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.
