There is an important discussion happening about violence against women at the moment: even if gender equality is necessary to end this violence, are governments being too complacent in accepting that…
Why parenting books are rubbish. Confessions of a former ghost writer.
Confession. Many moons ago, when I was starting out in journalism, I worked for a time at a parenting magazine, where, among other things, I ghost wrote a column for Dr. Spock. By then, the esteemed d…
Enough with the ‘feminists hate men’ trope. It’s rubbish.
According to Bettina Arndt, feminists are “wicked witches” trying to “control our society”. These were some of her observations in an article responding to the concerns many of us share about the gove…
Her name is Sabrina Lekaj
Sabrina Lekaj. Hers is another name we’ve learned for the worst of reasons. The 20 year old university student was found murdered in her car near her Adelaide home late on Sunday evening. Her m…
Why is the government funding couples counselling that experts say puts women at risk?
As of 10.30am on Monday morning police will have dealt with around 320 domestic violence related matters in Australia. As of today, the 22nd of July 2019, 28 women have been violently killed in this c…
Housing in Australia is in desperate need of a gender lens
After experiencing family violence, it took Leanne* four years to secure safe and affordable housing. Her story shows us why we need a gender-responsive approach to social housing. Women are continuin…
Why I have been terrified for a woman called Lucy* since Friday
‘It’s Friday’ I thought, as I packed my kids and the pram, scooter, helmet, nappy bag and our picnic rug into our car as the sun was setting at our local park. We’d made it through another week …
‘This is a journey’: How Rosie Batty reframed the way we talk about & treat domestic violence
Four years on from Rosie Batty’s landmark speech at the National Press Club, Kristine Ziwica, who was there and worked with Rosie to prepare her remarks, reflects on how far we’ve come and how far we …
Victims of domestic violence in Australia ten times more likely to experience other legal problems
A new ground breaking research paper shows that victims of domestic and family violence in Australia are 10 times more likely than others to experience other legal problems, including a wide range of …
Voters want action on women’s issues, but will our leaders listen?
More than half of Australians feel women’s issues are recurrently sidelined by the government, according to a new poll released this week. In a survey commissioned by independent lobby group Wo…
