News & Views Gender equality is not just good for business, it’s good for sleep This latest research puts a new spin on the benefits of gender equality: couples in more gender equal societies sleep better.
Politics New Zealand prepared to mandate female board directors within private companies The New Zealand Government is prepared to force private companies to impose quotas to ensure equal representation of women on boards.
News & Views Australia has ‘alarming’ human rights record on women says UN The United Nations has condemned the Australian Government saying it is failing to protect the human rights of Australian women and girls.
Ed's Blog The problem with anything that increases ‘the motherhood penalty’ The motherhood penalty describes the detrimental financial impact that women wear upon having children. Anything that further entrenches it is a problem.
Soapbox Let’s banish the myth that there aren’t many female role models in STEM On International Women in Engineering Day Lacey Filipich says the idea that are no female role models in STEM needs to be challenged.
News & Views Kate Jenkins to lead a national inquiry into sexual harassment in the workplace Kelly O’Dwyer & Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins announce a national inquiry into sexual harassment in the workplace.
News & Views A note to men worried about #MeToo If you have ever violated a woman – in any context – you do have grounds to be afraid of #MeToo. If not, don’t worry about it. Speak up instead.
News & Views For many women, it’s the ‘assumptions’ that are creating the barriers Monika Lancucki says a conscious focus, by all, on the assumptions that underpin our choices and decisions and the impact that those decisions have on gender equality.
Soapbox Dr Nikki Stamp: These are the small actions we can take every day to push for change International Women’s Day in 2018 had a theme, to #PressforProgress. Dr Nikki Stamp examines what this means in terms of making change every day.
News & Views 10 things you need to know about women in Australia right now. International Women’s Day in 2018 coincided with the release of several significant research projects and campaigns. We have summarised 10 key facts to know.
News & Views Finally! A minister for women who is a feminist & willing to fight for change In Kelly O’Dwyer Australia, finally, has a minister for women who not only identifies “strongly as a feminist” but who seems genuinely disinterested in accepting the status quo for women.
News & Views Confession: I hate International Women’s Day The interest and fanfare around International Women’s Day has ballooned in recent years without any meaningful change which is why I hate International Women’s Day.
