News & Views Menopause healthcare is a $600 billion untapped well Female Founders Fund have released a new report showing that the needs of women experiencing menopause is a $600 billion opportunity.
News & Views Women politicians more likely to reply to people who reach out in need, study shows Across Europe and Latin America, new research shows women politicians are more responsive to constituents in need of help.
News & Views Higher mortality rates for young women from heart attack A new study has found that young women may be likelier to die than men in the decade following a heart attack.
Girls & COVID AS COVID-19 spreads in refugee camps, young women & girls are more vulnerable than ever Concerns about the impact of COVID-19 outbreaks in refugee camps cannot be overstated and the wider consequences for girls and young women are devastating.
News & Views The PM’s ‘solution’ for women giving birth on the side of the road? Upgrade the highway. When the PM was asked about women being forced to give birth on the side of the Barton Highway he responded that an uprgade was being planned.
News & Views Getting an abortion just got harder, thanks to the coronavirus. Here’s what we can do better The coronavirus crisis has starkly revealed the patchy & precarious provision of abortion in Australia, deepening existing inequalities in access.
News & Views Ending the ‘manel’: This group of female doctors want more women speakers in health Women Speakers in Healthcare Australia and New Zealand is a group of doctors who have made available the largest database of female experts in medicine.
News & Views The religious discrimination bill will be a step backwards in hard-fought protections for women It’s supposed to protect, but the draft bill could have a detrimental impact on women, writes lawyer Talitha Maugueret.
News & Views ‘This is a health issue’: Queensland has finally decriminalised abortion Nineteenth century laws preventing women from legally accessing abortions in Queensland have finally been sent to the history books, with the state parliament voting to decriminalise pregnancy terminations.
Life Would we want the same? What we need to remember about aged care Elderly people aren’t drains on the economy, they’re our history. They are the reason why we all exist and we damn well owe them.
News & Views Is Retirement Dead? By 2030, the average Australian life expectancy is anticipated to be 84.