There’s no shortage of fearful women in Australia, according to new data from the Australia Talks research. And while sad, the results are hardly surprising. Earlier this year, The ABC posed mor…
A lack of female representation is seeing women forgotten by the Morrison Government
Julie Collins, pictured, is Labor’s Shadow Minister for Women. The recent elevation of Sarah Henderson to the Senate was widely celebrated as a victory for equality as the Senate achieved gender parit…
Cricket Australia introduces 12 months’ paid parental leave for female players
Cricket Australia, in collaboration and partnership with the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) has introduced a world leading parental leave policy for all Australian professional cricketers, a…
Melinda Gates pledges $1 billion to women’s rights after being kept awake by worries
High profile philanthropist, Melinda Gates has pledged a huge $1 billion to furthering gender equality and building the power and influence of women across the United States. In an opinion piece penne…
Why we need an urgent rethink on parental leave in Australia
The ‘maternity leave’ debate is alive and kicking almost ten years on since the introduction of the government’s first paid parental leave scheme. But this time, it’s not about mums taking leave ̵…
The question some dads can’t answer that says everything: Annabel Crabb on Men at Work
“Whenever I am away, we use FaceTime a lot, and whenever I am at home I do stories, milk and bed, and try to play as much ball sports and Lego as possible. Running races at the park [is] also a regula…
Myth-busting: The gender pay gap edition
Today (28th August) is [Un] Equal Pay Day. In this piece republished from BroadAgenda, Leonora Risse from RMIT University busts open some common myths surrounding the gender pay gap. Is the Gender Pa…
A woman’s quest to ditch the martyrdom of motherhood
How is this for a cliché? Working mother of children perpetually teetering on the verge of total overwhelm, with the equivalent of 3789 ‘tabs’ open in her mind at any given point, desperately trying t…
How to shift stubborn gender roles
In news surprising almost no one, the 2019 Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia report showed Australian women in heterosexual couples shoulder far more childcare and domestic work than m…
UN Women flagship report reveals families hold the key to global gender inequality
The United Nations says women’s rights have advanced around the world over the past decades but gender inequality and violence within the home is still rife. UN Women released its flagship report Prog…