“Girls aren’t good at maths or science.” I’m sure you’ve heard this before, or its close relative. “Girls aren’t interested in maths or science”. Did you know that biological sex act…
The conversation we need to have about Emma Husar
Last Wednesday first term Labor MP, Emma Husar, announced she would not recontest the Western Sydney seat of Lindsay at the next election amid allegations of bullying, sexual harassment and misconduct…
The case for government single-sex schools: Dr Nicole Archard
It is well documented that the greater the participation of women in the workforce, the larger the impact on the national economy. So what happens when workforce participation isn’t equal between men …
“A real slap in the face for women”: Susan Alberti on the proposal to cut the AFLW season
Back in early 2017 the excitement and momentum around the official launch of the AFL Women’s competition, a moment the AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan described as ‘100 years in the making’…
Gender equality is not just good for business, it’s good for sleep
We’ve seen the evidence that gender equality is good for business and good for the economy, but this latest research puts a new spin on the benefits: couples in more gender equal societies sleep…
New Zealand prepared to mandate female board directors within private companies
You could never accuse the New Zealand Government of doing things by halves. According to a new policy pledge, all state boards and committees will be gender equal by 2021 having already reached 46 pe…
Australia has ‘alarming’ human rights record on women says UN
Australia has come under fire from the The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) which has told the Government it is failing to protect the human rights o…
The problem with anything that increases ‘the motherhood penalty’
I get it. I really do. Where is the utility in giving a family with a household income in excess of $350K any subsidy for their children to attend childcare? Is this entitlement gone mad? How greedy t…
Let’s banish the myth that there aren’t many female role models in STEM
In my first year of engineering work experience, I noticed no women older than 30 in my workplace. I wondered if they left to have kids and didn’t come back. Being 18, motherhood wasn’t the first thin…
Kate Jenkins to lead a national inquiry into sexual harassment in the workplace
The federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins will lead a national inquiry into sexual harassment in the workplace. The announcement was made on Wednesday morning by the Human Rights Commis…
