Screen Women are a driving force in TV viewership and shouldn’t be taken for granted any longer Women and people of colour remain underrepresented in the shows on the most popular streaming platforms, a new study from UCLA has found.
News & Views Steve McQueen calls out ‘deeply offensive words’ in solidarity with female cinematographers Director Steve McQueen has pulled out of a film festival in Poland in solidarity with female cinematographers.
Leadership Almost 6 in 10 women do not feel represented on International Women’s Day Survey data highlights the shortcomings of Australia’s IWD celebrations as much of the country’s diverse population of women feel excluded.
Appointments Kym Middleton appointed General Manager of Women in Media Australia Kym Middleton as been appointed General Manager of Women in Media Australia, a charity working to increasing gender equality in media.
News & Views India passes bill reserving one third of parliament seats for women A bill was passed in India’s lower house of parliament, reserving one-third of seats in the lower house and state assemblies for women.
Screen Time to dispense with tokenism on screen: What leading actors & producers told a Melbourne conference We dropped by Melbourne’s ACMI to hear powerful leading women talk about aging, representation, diversity and bodies on the screen
Screen Geena Davis to appear in Melbourne for women on screen conference Geena Davis is in Melbourne for an exclusive day of conversations on gender representation and diversity on screen.
News & Views Jessikah Inaba becomes the UK’s first blind, black female barrister Jessikah Inaba, has made history by becoming the first ever blind, black female barrister in the UK. She is just 23 years old.
News & Views ‘Challenge the fear of speaking your mind’: Miranda Tapsell, Ronni Kahn & Julie Bishop Top-End Wedding star Miranda Tapsell parted sage advice this morning at The Remarkable Woman’s fourth International Women’s Day Breakfast
News & Views The Inventor tells a story of a fraudulent female billionaire. Where are the films starring successful women entrepreneurs? The Inventor is compelling viewing, but why have there been more films about Steve Jobs in the past 30 years than about successful female entrepreneurs?
News & Views Why merit is a myth The presence of only one woman, albeit a high profile one, in Tony Abbott’s cabinet has prompted renewed calls for the introduction of quotas to ensure greater numbers of senior women in government.
News & Views Donald Trump signs anti-abortion executive order In one of his first acts as President, Donald Trump has signed an executive order to cut funding to organisations that provide women with advice on abortions.