Business How have women’s careers been impacted by the pandemic? Our survey has some insights Next Monday, Women’s Agenda will be hosting a webinar to dissect the findings of the survey and talk through how we can reset post-COVID.
News & Views Women’s financial security has improved since the beginning of the year, but the situation remains volatile according to Women’s Index What’s clear from the Financy Women’s Index is that on-going inequalities faced by many Australian women has been exposed by the Coronavirus.
Employers Taking proper sick leave has never been more crucial. So why are people still ‘soldiering on’ at work? Even in the middle of a pandemic, soldiering on — also known as “sickness presenteeism” — is alive and well in workplaces.
News & Views Has the pandemic created the ideal conditions for a “parent’s revolution”? The pandemic is forcing a broader reckoning of public policy and workplace practices that impact parent’s ability to work and care.
News & Views Job losses would have doubled without JobKeeper in early stages of pandemic, RBA says There would have been twice as many job losses over the first half of 2020 without the JobKeeper scheme, the Reserve Bank has found.
News & Views As bushfire season approaches in the midst of a health pandemic, reducing Australia’s air pollution has never been this urgent Environmental lawyer Bronya Lipski shares this piece as new reports show the alarming health burden from unregulated air pollutants in Australia.
News & Views Are women leaders really doing better on COVID-19? The data backs it up Fewer cases, fewer deaths and earlier lockdowns were in evidence across nations with women figureheads, Supriya Garikipati and Uma S Kambhampati.
News & Views Sickening murder of Aysha Baty the latest in an ever-escalating crisis of violence against women Despite a piecemeal government approach to manage the domestic and family violence crisis during isolation, more needs to be done.
Money Australian women are losing one year of progress for every month of the pandemic Every three months, Bianca Hartge-Hazelman crunches a wide variety of datasets to determine how women are progressing on economic gender equality. Her latest report highlights the pandemic’s ongoing impact on women.
News & Views Don’t know what day it is or who said what at the last meeting? Blame COVID Why doesn’t our memory serve us well in this pandemic? Anxiety may be one explanation, but another reason comes from the way our memory works.
News & Views The NRL is in a league of its own when it comes to male privilege The NRL’s preferential treatment, above other sports and all women’s sport, reveals an exceptional male privilege.
News & Views Fears of a ‘Mum-cession’: experts warn of pandemic motherhood penalty As Australia plunges into recession, experts are warning of a “pandemic motherhood penalty” that could have long lasting consequences for mothers.