News & Views New Centre for Gender Equality and Inclusion launches at the University of Sydney A new centre dedicated to researching a gender equal workforce has been launched this week in Sydney.
News & Views The significant economic and social opportunity in dismantling harmful gender norms: Research Enabling men to play a bigger role at home is one way we can take to eliminate harmful gender norms and gender inequities.
News & Views Beauty or bondage? The illusion of empowerment in beauty standards Female beauty will continue to be an oppressive constraint on women unless we challenge the system that perpetuates the notion that beauty is a woman’s primary currency.
Employers Women have lower levels of workplace wellbeing than men, index shows Men and women’s experiences across Australian workplaces have significant differences, according to a new 2024 Workforce Trends Report.
News & Views The punishing price of marriage separation for Australian women women CAN suffer a devastating economic decline after marriage separation, one that impacts everything from their income to housing security.
News & Views MONA’s women-only lounge discriminated against a man by refusing his entry, tribunal rules The Ladies Lounge at the MONA will likely close after a tribunal hearing found the women-only space discriminated against a man who was refused entry.
News & Views Morally and financially, why employers can no longer afford to ‘go slow’ on tackling gender inequality It’s time to sharpen the pencil on setting bold targets and measurable actions to close the gender pay gap. Morally and financially, employers can no longer afford not to.
News & Views MONA fights to keep female-only lounge open, amid legal battle Tasmania’s MONA has entered a legal battle against a male patron who said his denied entry into the Ladies Lounge constitutes discrimination.
News & Views We cannot truly value ‘care’ until workers using digital labour platforms get fair pay and conditions Unless minimum employment standards for care workers are guaranteed, decades of progress towards recognition of care work could be undone.
News & Views Who will benefit most from the stage three tax cuts? Wealthy, older men The stage three tax cuts, due to take effect from July 2024, will disproportionately benefit men and hurt women, especially those on the lowest incomes.
News & Views New national institute to help businesses prevent violence against women The Our Watch Institute, a partnership between not-for-profit Our Watch and property group Goodman, has just launched.
News & Views Is traditional heterosexual romance sexist? Despite greater gender equality, some women still prefer traditional gender roles in heterosexual relationships. We set out to discover why.