Health Lockdown baby boom could lead to challenges to rights at work for parents With a lockdown baby boom expected, thousands of new parents across the country are preparing to take parental leave for the first time.
News & Views South Korea instructs mothers ‘not to gain weight’ in horrifyingly sexist official guidelines South Korea’s government has issued guidelines that tell women how to be the perfect mother and housewife.
Politics ‘Catch a cab’: Councillor Kara Cook barred from virtual meetings following a planned c-section Brisbane City Council has come under fire for barring a request from Kara Cook, to participate in meetings remotely after giving birth.
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.
Politics Elizabeth Warren isn’t alone: Millions of women have experienced pregnancy discrimination Thousands of women globally have used social media to share their own stories of pregnancy discrimination in light of US Senator Elizabeth Warren’s.
News & Views This government wants to blame ‘choices’ over discrimination. That won’t close the gender pay gap. How prominently does discrimination feature in the government’s recent road maps for gender equality, including action to address the gender pay gap?
News & Views The comments on a post about a CEO hiring a CFO who happens to be pregnant show how far we have to go I saw it as a good news story, a win for women. But with hundreds of comments on the post I quickly realised that we have a long way to go.
News & Views ‘How could they do this?’ The bitter (and sadly common) pill of redundancy during pregnancy I constantly google ‘redundancy and pregnancy’. No-one seems to talk about things like this. I know I can’t be the only one, but clearly, we’re invisible.
News & Views Feel for Meghan Markle but most women can’t ‘scale back’ while pregnant Pregnant at work? The reality is very few women can ‘scale back’. We have jobs to continue, rent and mortgages to pay and career to (hopefully) keep up.
Books Why Tracey Spicer ditched being the “good girl”. Why Tracey Spicer ditched being the “good girl” and started speaking up. In her book The Good Girl Stripped Bare Spicer outlines her 30 years in media.
Ed's Blog Moves to dump Kelly O’Dwyer the week after she gives birth? A new low from the Liberal Party. Reports the Liberal Party moves to dump Kelly O’Dwyer a week after she gave birth. Peta Credlin is being encouraged to challenge the seat of Higgins.
