News & Views ‘Discrimination is not welcome’: Tina Rahimi slams France’s hijab ban at Olympics Australian boxer Tina Rahimi has criticised France’s hijab ban for female athletes at the Olympics, saying “no one should be excluded”.
News & Views Gender apartheid: oppression of women should be made a crime against humanity – feminist academic explains why Codifying gender apartheid under international law is an essential component of the pursuit of gender equality, writes Penelope Andrews,
News & Views ‘Art is a lie’: Kirsha Kaechele confesses to replicated Picasso artworks in MONA’s Ladies Lounge There has been another twist in the MONA’s Ladies Lounge saga, a move we should have seen coming from conceptual artist and accidental feminist activist, Kirsha Kaechele.
Sport Nearly 9 in 10 women in football have experienced discrimination but many don’t feel they can report it The number of women experiencing discrimination in the football industry is continuing to rise, according to new data.
Women's Health News ‘It kills to be discriminated against’: Lesbian and bisexual women more likely to die earlier Lesbian and bisexual women are more likely to die earlier than straight women, according to a new Harvard study pointing at discrimination.
Music ‘No more excuses’: Just two women took home awards at this year’s APRA Music Awards At this year’s APRA Music Awards, only two awards out of 17 were won by female artists. Of the two, only one hailed from Australia.
News & Views MONA’s Ladies Lounge has closed but Kirsha Kaechele plans to appeal the decision in the Supreme Court Kirsha Kaechele will appeal a Tasmanian tribunal’s decision to close the Ladies Lounge in the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) that was found to be discriminatory against men.
News & Views ‘The ultimate racial slur’: Discrimination trial between Mehreen Faruqi and Pauline Hanson is underway A defamation trial between Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi and One Nation leader Senator Pauline Hanson is taking place in the Federal Court of Australia this week.
News & Views ‘Unsafe’ workplace for women in the Australian Border Force marine unit The Australian Border Force (ABF) marine unit is “a workplace that is not safe for women”, an exclusive report from Guardian Australia has revealed.
Local Tickle v Giggle: Transgender woman sues women-only app for alleged discrimination A transgender woman is suing the women-only social media platform Giggle for Girls and its creator after she was kicked off the app.
News & Views Women in the UK’s music industry face sexual harassment, lower pay, and shorter careers A new report from the UK has found more than a third of women in the music industry have experienced sexual harassment while working.
News & Views ‘Disappointing’: Lucy Small calls out Billabong campaign that sexualises women surfers Surfer advocate Lucy Small describes Billabong’s latest campaign as “incredibly infuriating and so disappointing.”