IWD2022

The argument I have heard for ‘breaking up with IWD’ is fuelled by a deep sense of frustration, when the seemingly vacuous social media avalanche of positivity is juxtaposed with reality.

The Gender Pay Gap Bot has highlighted the double standards in companies promoting gender equality on social media this week.

Where did the Break the Bias theme come from and is it distracting from some of the more complex and challenging conversations of IWD?

A trio of inspirational women including Aminata Conteh-Biger, Jana Pittman and Tracey Spicer on how they break bias

New study shows Australia has failed to make gender equality progress in last 5 years – and that it will be beyond most girls’ lifetimes before Australian women will feel safe from street harassment.

Here is a quick snapshot of some of Australia’s superstar change makers, working every day to make our world safer and more enriching for women.

As the world turns its attention to Ukraine, Afghanistan’s women continue to struggle for basic human rights under the Taliban. 

Paying superannuation during government paid parental leave won’t completely close the gender super gap, but it would help.

The idea that we focus on these issues for one day, implies that we spend the other 364 doing something else altogether. And the evidence suggests we do.

“My hope is that other young women don’t need to have these types of experiences with sexual harassment and discrimination, to be driven to bring about change.”

Until we make it culturally acceptable for men and women to work flexibly, we will not have gender equality in the workplace.

According to the latest report card by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, less than 10% of women are head of business in construction.