News & Views No woman wants to be called ‘babe’ or ‘the missus’ by their boss Fairfax Media reports that it’s alleged that ABC Chair Justin Milne’s described Michelle Guthrie as “the missus” and called women “chicks” and “babes”.
News & Views Brett Kavanaugh & the ludicrous idea women confect harassment allegations Dr Christine Blasey Ford has had death threats, had her email hacked & her credibility attacked since being named as Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser.
News & Views Tarang Chawla: How many more women & children need to die before our leaders step up? How many people have to die before our leaders do what so many advocates have said needs to be done to prevent family violence? Tarang Chawla asks.
News & Views May The Teacher’s Pet finally deliver Lyn Dawson the justice she deserves The Teacher’s Pet a podcast series by Hedley Thomas for The Australian is exploring the mysterious disappearance of Lyn Dawson in January of 1982.
News & Views We’ve been having the wrong conversation about childcare changes The childcare changes have sparked debate about whether or not women can afford to work. Dr Neela Janakiramanan writes that’s the wrong conversation.
News & Views When a father kills his children & destroys a woman’s life A 68 year old Sydney man has been found dead after he shot his two teenage children in Pennant Hills on Thursday night: A father kills his children.
Ed's Blog Men are scared of women at work. A true (and ridiculous) story. A new report by the Art of Mentoring, shows that the proportion of Australian men uncomfortable about working alone with a woman has doubled since #MeToo
News & Views Why the cost of work remains too high for women (& tax cuts don’t help) Melbourne University tax professor Miranda Stewart says the cost of work remains too high for women and the proposed tax cuts won’t help.
News & Views “Of course it has to be led by a man”: Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker says of his job. The CEO of Qatar Airlines, Akbar Al Baker, has caused a furore with his comments at a press conference in Sydney where he said his job could only be done by a man “because it’s very challenging”.
News & Views Why we still really need a women’s budget statement in 2018 The fact the proposed fact tax cuts in the 2018/19 budget will deliver men twice the benefits as women is a reminder why we still need a women’s budget statement.
News & Views Domestic violence in Australia is a crisis A landmark study from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare paints a dire picture of domestic violence in Australia. One woman dies every week and one in six Australian women have experienced domestic or sexual violence.
Books Why Tracey Spicer ditched being the “good girl”. Why Tracey Spicer ditched being the “good girl” and started speaking up. In her book The Good Girl Stripped Bare Spicer outlines her 30 years in media.