News & Views Men in local leadership roles have a blind spot when it comes to gender bias, research shows Male leaders in local leadership roles are unconscious of gender biases in forms of leadership, new research has revealed.
News & Views Marty Sheargold’s Matildas rant shows why visibility and representation for women in sport still matters Marty Sheargold’s Matildas comments show us that this visibility and representation of women in sport still matters, a lot.
News & Views Young Aussies are watching porn at a younger age than ever Australian youths are encountering porn at a younger age than ever, a new report from Our Watch has found.
Politics Is America ready for a woman president? Voters’ attitudes to women politicians are radically different from a decade ago Voters’ changing views of women in politics, with more positive beliefs and less trust in men, could help Kamala Harris win US presidency.
News & Views ‘You know what women are like…’: How everyday sexism undermines women’s achievements Women have been making gains from medal podiums to world politics. Even so, everyday sexism is always here to put us back in our place.
News & Views Gen Z women want to have fun and succeed in their careers. Why are sexist knee jerk responses so common? Why do we automatically code women’s performances on social media as trivial and narcissistic, when we give a free pass to young men?
Screen ‘Aussie bloke’: Gender stereotypes in Australian TV ads are harming attitudes towards women Amid Australia’s violence against women crisis, advertising promoting harmful gender stereotypes continues to broadcast in the country.
News & Views ‘The political system is misfiring’: Why young women don’t see themselves becoming politicians In a series of interviews with young people, it was clear that young women feel reluctant to become a member of federal parliament.
News & Views The new whiskey ad creating unease among Australian women Companies like Glenlivet need to acknowledge that harmful advertising is part of a big proble facing Australian women.
Screen Like Greta Gerwig, Mattel’s new Barbie dolls have careers in film Following Greta Gerwig’s succesful Barbie film, Mattel has unveiled four new Barbie dolls featuring women in movie production careers.
Soapbox Men are increasingly offered paid parental leave so why are they not taking it? The latest data on men taking paid parental leave shows just how significant the issue is.
News & Views New AI tool calls out gender bias in classic fairy tales A new AI-tool is explicitly exposing the severe gender biases that exist in fairytales such as Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty.