News & Views Nicole Kidman wants to work with Martin Scorsese ‘if he does a film with women’ Nicole Kidman told Vanity Fair, “I’ve always said I want to work with [Martin] Scorsese…if he does a film with women.”
Soapbox A navy ship caught fire and capsized. People are blaming the captain’s gender and sexuality Following the incident, internet trolls raised the fact that Yvonne Gray is a gay woman, as if that was the cause of the incident.
News & Views A golf club in Victoria wanted more women to join. Some members made a mockery of the initiative A group appearing to be mocking a golf club’s initiative to get more women playing the sport have been suspended from the prestigious club for treating staff with “disrespect”.
News & Views JD Vance got ‘single cat women’ all wrong, our research shows they wouldn’t vote for him anyway JD Vance’s negative comments about single women are likely widening the gender gap in politics, as these women, who feel a strong bond with other women’s issues, are more inclined to support Democrats
News & Views Women are less interested in AI than men, but using it would help them advance at work Amid the rapid uptake of AI, women need to learn how to use this new technology if they don’t want to lose momentum in the job market.
News & Views Neglecting the impact of sex and gender is a public health risk: Sydney researchers recognised in international journal Three medical researchers from Sydney have been published in a renowned peer-reviewed science journal for their work researching the impact of sex and gender in scientific research.
World These are 2024’s happiest countries. How does gender factor into it? The 2024 World Happiness Report shows two out of the top five happiest countries in the world are led by women.
News & Views Women favour climate actions that benefit future generations more than men – new study Attitudes towards climate policies partly depend on a consideration of future, as yet unborn, descendants. Women tended to show more ability to think about how future generations could benefit.
News & Views The government has released its interim response to AI growth – but where is the gender lens? The government has released its interim response to the Safe and Responsible AI in Australia consultation, outlining its action plan for the technology.
News & Views The Taliban’s war on women in Afghanistan must be formally recognised as gender apartheid The Taliban’s two years ruling Afghanistan have taught us ordinary human rights initiatives are insufficient to address gender apartheid.
News & Views The key stats that show the gendered impact of the pandemic response The consequences of measures taken to address the health and economic crisis are likely to be felt more by women, on a number of fronts.
News & Views You need to watch Cynthia Nixon’s “Be a Lady, They said!” video If you haven’t already seen Cynthia Nixon’s “Be a Lady, They Said” by Girls Girls Girls Magazine yet, stop what you’re doing and watch it immediately.