News & Views Gender quotas don’t ‘subvert democracy’. They strengthen it. The suggestion by Angus Taylor that gender quotas “subvert democracy” reflects a narrow understanding of what true democratic representation means.
News & Views An uneasy contradiction: Australia climbs gender equality ranks—but gender-based violence gets worse Australia’s progress on gender equality sits uneasily alongside a national crisis: gender-based violence is not falling — it is escalating.
News & Views HESTA’s new push to promote gender equality among investment teams HESTA announced a goal to ensure all its external asset managers will include at least one female on their investment teams.
News & Views The world will now be waiting 123 years for gender equality The 123 year wait for gender equality is actually an improvement on the 2024 result. And Australia has risen 11 places in the rankings.
News & Views Why Australia needs a united feminist front If we don’t organise the feminist movement, we risk wasting the best opportunity we’ve had in years, writes Chloe Watts.
News & Views Women footy players to wear red armbands in protest of gender equity program cuts Female football players in Victoria are planning to wear multiple red armbands to protest the state’s cuts to gender equity programs.
News & Views Labor women make history by overtaking men in cabinet. So is the job done? Australia’s cabinet has improved on gender equality, but parliament still lacks genuine diversity across culture, disability, and age.
News & Views Low birth rates aren’t caused by feminism — it’s the lack of support for modern families Low birth rates are not the result of “radical feminism.” They are the result of a society that has not adapted to support modern families.
News & Views More women in government, more promises — now let’s deliver real safety for women and children Australia’s most gender-diverse parliament must now turn promises into real action to improve safety for women and children.
News & Views Labor’s gender quota is the true hero of the Australian election Labor’s electoral success is a triumph of strategic gender equality advocacy and transformation that has changed the entire parliament.
News & Views When will we see more women in Labor’s key leadership roles? The recent election results have ushered in a historic moment for Labor, with women now making up an estimated 57 per cent of the caucus.
News & Views Young women have unprecedented voting power and it’s time for action on the issues we’re facing It should not be such an immense struggle in this country for young women to have access to a home which is safe, secure and affordable.