Soapbox What it takes to create truly safe schools for girls Girls cannot feel safe at school while sexism, harassment and abuse are excused, ignored and met with no consequences.
Soapbox Australia has an ageism problem. For women over 50, it’s also a sexism problem Older women aren’t taking up space in the workforce, they’re navigating ageism, sexism and systems that keep shutting them out.
News & Views Unacceptable misogyny: A ‘Ditch the Witch’ billboard targeting Jacinta Allan is all too familiar How are we still here, in 2026? Misogyny is casually touring Melbourne, with a paid bilboard depicting the state’s premier and the words Ditch the Witch
News & Views The men who pushed back on MAFS, and why we barely saw them Why does Nine want viewers to believe that good men are complicit and misogyny goes unchecked when there are participants speaking up?
Politics Sexist posts raise questions about NT’s next administrator, David Connolly David Connolly’s appointment as the NT’s next administrator has triggered backlash, after a series of his past social media posts resurfaced.
News & Views ‘Bitch’ has a 1,000-year history. Its use has always been about power How did the word ‘bitch’ become both a weapon and a badge of honour? Its use has always been about power. Karen Stollznow takes a look.
News & Views Sorry David, Halle Berry was busy making history and opening doors David Justice, Halle Berry’s ex-husband, recently took a nostalgic detour into the 1950s during a podcast appearance, explaining that he divorced Berry because she didn’t cook, clean, or seem “motherly” enough.
News & Views Sussan Ley’s poisoned chalice is not her shame to bear Pointing out a glass cliff when we see it isn’t a put down to women like Sussan Ley who stand precariously (and bravely) at its edge.
News & Views ‘Homophobic and sexist’: Sam Newman’s latest AFLW rant hits a new low Sam Newman seems to get a kick out of controversy and causing offence but in a recent rant on his podcast, the conversation took a dark turn.
News & Views Prestige is no excuse: the women calling out poor behaviour in parliament and academia It’s been a big week for women calling out bad behaviour—one in academia, the other in parliament. Different settings, different faces, same old power plays.
News & Views From flowers to stalking: how ‘nice guy’ narratives can lead to male entitlement and violence against women The term ‘nice guy’ has been unofficially reappropriated to describe a man who presents as being “nice”, but feels entitled to some kind of attention in exchange for this niceness.
News & Views Why aren’t we listening? The perils of calling out racism and making workplaces safe for all women Why aren’t we listening to voices like Senator Mehreen Faruqi? Why aren’t we making workplaces safe for everyone?