News & Views 100 gamers competed in the Fortnite World Cup & none were women The winner of the Fortnite World Cup took home $US3million in prizemoney. No women were included in the 100 finalists who competed.
News & Views How to make sense of a 6-week suspension for a doctor calling for women to be raped? A doctor working and living in Hobart as a medical registrar was found guilty of professional misconduct by the Tasmanian Health Practitioners Tribunal.
News & Views The vilification of women in The Matildas saga The fall out from FFA sacking Alen Stajcic as head coach of the Matildas, has been spectacularly ugly, revealing what women in sport still face.
News & Views NRL boss says the sport will no longer tolerate violence against women NRL boss Todd Greenberg said “I can’t make it any clearer if you are found guilty of these criminal offences there is no place in the game for you.”
News & Views Hannah Gadsby on the problem with “good men” talking about “bad men” Hannah Gadsby delivered the opening remarks at The Hollywood Reporter’s 2018 Women in Entertainment gala zeroing in on “good men” talking about “bad men”.
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 Sky News suspends 25-year-old woman for publishing sexist remarks made & endorsed by an MP & two hosts A 25 year old producer published Senator David Leyonhjelm’s comment about Sarah Hanson-Young. The MP’s sexist remarks were made on The Outsider’s.
News & Views “Sickening reading”: New report outlines shocking hazing practices at university colleges The Red Zone, a damning new report on bullying, harassment and abuse at residential colleges at Australian universities is released today by End Rape on Campus Australia.
News & Views “Unlikable, selfish & ruthless”: Julia Gillard & Hillary Clinton fight perceptions of women in power Unlikeable, selfish and ruthless: Julia Gillard & Hillary Clinton have joined forces to change the negative perceptions that limit female leader.
News & Views The persistence of sexism and how Australian universities can change the course Recently the Australian Human Rights commission released their findings into the nature and prevalence of sexual assault and sexual harassment within Australian universities: 51% of university students were sexually harassed on at least one occasion in 2016 6.
News & Views A lesson from the Uber CEO resigning? Accept sexual harassment in your workplace at your peril. A lesson from the Uber CEO resigning? Allow sexual harassment in your workplace at your peril. Susan Fowler spoke out and Travis Kalanick has had to leave.
Ed's Blog The terrifying truth about trolls: there is nothing virtual about the toll they take. The terrifying truth about online trolls: there is nothing virtual about the toll they take. Ginger Gorman writes about coming face to face with trolls.