News & Views Kate Jenkins to lead a national inquiry into sexual harassment in the workplace Kelly O’Dwyer & Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins announce a national inquiry into sexual harassment in the workplace.
News & Views A note to men worried about #MeToo If you have ever violated a woman – in any context – you do have grounds to be afraid of #MeToo. If not, don’t worry about it. Speak up instead.
Soapbox ‘I appreciated feminism but I didn’t think I needed it. Until now.’ “I have spent a large portion of my life thinking that feminism was something that happened in the 1960s and 1970s. I appreciated feminism, but I wasn’t in need of feminism. I have peddled this rather condescending ambivalence most of my adult life.”
Ed's Blog The Bill Cosby guilty verdict took 50 women speaking out. A jury in the US has found Bill Cosby guilty of drugging and sexually molesting a woman at his home in 2004. The significance of the Bill Cosby guilty verdict cannot be overstated: it took decades and 50 women speaking out.
Ed's Blog ‘Something wasn’t right’: What Kara Frederick learned from negotiating with Harvey Weinstein When the Sydney-based VC Partner Kara Frederick was in New York a decade ago she negotiated directly with Harvey Weinstein and his brother Bob about investing in the Weinstein company.
News & Views Confession: I hate International Women’s Day The interest and fanfare around International Women’s Day has ballooned in recent years without any meaningful change which is why I hate International Women’s Day.
News & Views The truth about what happened at an exclusive men-only charity dinner The Presidents Club Charity Dinner is ostensibly a worthy annual event but an expose in the Financial Times by Madison Marriage shows its sleazy core.
Profiles Susan Alberti’s life is a lesson in resilience, self-belief & overcoming the odds She is a pioneer, a successful businesswoman, a philanthropist, an advocate for medical research, a champion for women & mad about football: Meet Susan Alberti.
Ed's Blog Too late to complain? Stop whingeing? No thanks, Germaine. Germaine Greer has admonished women for whingeing about sexual assault after the fact saying it’s too late to complain. #MeToo
Ed's Blog #MeToo, #TimesUp & why 2018 is off to a cracking start A year ago, considering that virtually every female who attended the Golden Globes would rally together in solidarity for women was unthinkable. #TimesUp
News & Views Before #MeToo wasn’t that long ago & the consequences remain devastating. Has #MeToo really changed anything for victims of sexual harassment? An attempted smear campaign against Amy Taeuber suggests not.
Ed's Blog In 2014 Time magazine proposed banning the word ‘feminism’. Now look. Feminism has been designated the 2017 word of the year by Merriam Webster dictionary. It’s extraordinary to consider Time proposed banning it in 2014.