This time last year, on International Women’s Day, Yasaman Aryani and her mum took off their headscarves and walked through a women-only train carriage in Tehran, handing out white flowers. Yasa…
This International Women’s Day, let’s challenge stubborn social norms
Every March 8th, people celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) by turning their attention to gender, with particular focus on women’s experiences. Many will reflect on who holds the most power in w…
Three steps to stop workplace sexual harassment
Earlier this month one of the most high-profile sexual harassment cases globally went to trial – Harvey Weinstein. The celebrity and scale of the trial makes it seem distant, far removed from Au…
Words matter when reporting violence: Senator Larissa Waters
“Ex-Rugby League star Rowan Baxter, his wife and three children die in car fire tragedy”. “Ex-Warrior at centre of car fire ‘horror’ Rowan Baxter was brother of NZ sevens star Charles Baxter.” “‘Chin …
Landmark ruling grants women equal rights in Indian armed forces
India’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of equal rights in the armed forces, enforcing the government grants permanent commission and command positions to women officers. With this judgement, women …
Globally, women have three-quarters of the employment rights men enjoy
The latest World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law index reveals discriminatory laws still prevent women from fulfilling their potential, undermining their economic security by limiting their ability…
Tony Abbott wants middle-class women to have more children
On Sunday morning I woke up feeling rather rough. A week earlier I’d been struck down with a solid virus (not of the corona-variety) and the effects still lingered. In a bid to distract myself f…
Greece’s top judge to be elected first female president
Greece is set to elect its first female president, as centre-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis nominates the country’s top judge, Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, for the role. Sakellaropoulou, 63, …
Australia slips backwards in global Gender Gap rank. Again.
Australia has slipped backwards again in the World Economic Forum’s latest Global Gender Gap Report. In the inaugural Index back in 2006 Australia ranked a respectable #15 out of 115 countries. …
Male leaders must step up and drive gender equity in their organisations
Last month I was invited to sit on a panel to discuss the topic of improving gender equity in the workplace and it proved to be a significant personal epiphany in terms of our approach to these topics…
