Dr Helen Szoke recently visited South Sudan where she met a number of incredible women who shared their stories of both heartbreak and hope. The Oxfam Australia Chief Executive writes about what she l…
The lack of women at the G20 was as awkward as ever
This time last year we were writing about a significant shift in global power that, at the time, looked like a very real possibility. That shift, which seemed particularly likely after Theresa May too…
No shock here: Gender pay gap triples under Trump
The gender pay gap in the White House has widened significantly in the first few months of Donald Trump’s presidency. According to a recent report by the American Enterprise Institute, the pay gap bet…
Julia Gillard on her anxiety and the mental health of Donald Trump
Is Donald Trump mentally unhinged? It’s a question that’s been proffered by numerous social commentators over the last few months, particularly in response to the US President’s continuous (and often …
She was ‘bleeding badly from a face-lift’: Donald Trump’s latest attack on a woman
When US ‘Morning’ show host Mika Brzezinski dared to criticise US President Donald Trump, she probably didn’t expect he was watching. One would probably assume a US president has mor…
UK gets highest number of female MPs ever
It hasn’t been a great 24 hours for British Prime Minister Theresa May, whose massive gamble on calling an early election failed spectacularly, and resulted in her having to form a majority gove…
From climate change to gender equality: A memo to the fed up women
If you weren’t yet feeling fed up, President Donald Trump’s move to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement may have just gotten you there. Trump’s move now puts the US in the honourable com…
A first concert for some? The horror of attacking girls in Manchester
For many of the pre teen and teenage girls who attended Ariana Grande’s performance in Manchester on Monday night, it may have been their first ever real concert. Many may have counted down the …
The swiftest impeachment America will ever know?
When Donald Trump was elected President, I became an emotional wreck. Shock, denial and despair all befell me before settling into a resounding rage. I felt duped by humankind. And then one morning I …
‘Shameful neglect’: Cutting foreign aid will merely hurt women and girls
Tuesday night’s Federal Budget looks set to see further cuts made to foreign aid, according to a number of reports today, in a move that has been slammed by those working with some of the most v…
