News & Views Feeling daunted by your next move is ok: Economist Jo Masters “To me, in economics, there is rarely a right or wrong, there’s a whole range of grey, of things that could be good,” Jo says.
News & Views Having more women in politics leads to greater equality, less corruption & better represented constituents New research from the U.K shows getting more women into politics can have far-reaching benefits for the whole of society.
News & Views ‘You’re excluding people’: Megan Rapinoe’s powerful message to Donald Trump ‘You’re excluding people’: Megan Rapinoe to Donald Trump. CNN host Anderson Cooper asked Rapinoe to share a message to the President & she didn’t hesitate.
World Ireland’s historic referendum & ‘a quiet revolution’ that cannot be underestimated In a referendum held on Friday 66.4% of Irish voters opted to repeal the 8th Amendment which effectively bans abortion in almost every instance. It is a historic result of a ‘quiet revolution’ 30 years in the making.
News & Views Laurie Penny on feminism, freedom & how to avoid burning out Laurie Penny on feminism, freedom & how to avoid burning out. She is speaking at the school of life in Sydney about why freedom is under threat.
News & Views ‘It hurts, it’s going to be horrible & it will test us’: Christine Forster on her brother Tony Abbott Christine Forster & Tony Abbott at war on marriage equality. She is gay & wants the right to marry her partner. Her brother is adamant she doesn’t get it.
News & Views It might break the Liberal party but marriage equality is finally in reach Marriage equality is finally in reach. Malcolm Turnbull is powerless in the face of colleagues determined to bring on a free vote. Same sex marriage.
News & Views The women of the BBC demand action on the pay gap. The BBC pay gap was revealed when it released the salaries of its top 96 stars. Men earn more than women. 42 women have demanded action in an open letter.
News & Views Note to Margaret Court: the Bible isn’t meant to be read that literally Margaret Court is wrong to claim marriage is “a union between a man and a woman as stated in the Bible”, as she did in her open letter to Qantas.
News & Views Promotion on – Ahem – Merit There’s an old piece of early 1930s newsreel footage I saw in a documentary somewhere that features Mahatma Ghandi visiting Britain for the very first time.
Ed's Blog Why my marriage looks old fashioned After writing about my hellish experience finding suitable childcare for our daughters a reader asked a very valid question in the comments section.
News & Views The key to a positive government? Prioritising equality The new government’s values are under the spotlight following the Prime Minister’s announcement of his ministry on Monday afternoon.