News & Views Salt in the wound: When the powerful use gag clauses to silence their victims The Daily Telegraph was planning on exposing a high profile businessman who used gag clauses to silence alleged victims of sexual harassment.
News & Views What sparked #MeToo’s momentum? Women speaking out en masse. One year on from the latest #MeToo iteration Now Australia Executive Director Kristine Ziwica reflects on women using their voices to say enough is enough.
News & Views “The day has come, the time has come”: Bill Cosby sentenced to jail “This was a serious crime. This has all circled back to you.” Bill Cosby is sentenced to up to 10 years in jail for drugging & assaulting Andrea Constand.
News & Views Brett Kavanaugh & the ludicrous idea women confect harassment allegations Dr Christine Blasey Ford has had death threats, had her email hacked & her credibility attacked since being named as Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser.
News & Views ‘It was unfair, frightening & horrific’: Catherine Marriott on having her name leaked by the National Party Rural advocate Catherine Marriott breaks silence over the sexual harassment complaint she made about Barnaby Joyce that the National Party leaked.
News & Views ‘Widespread, pervasive, rarely dealt with & on the rise’: Shocking new findings on workplace sexual harassment Human Rights Commission releases new survey on workplace sexual harassment in Australia confirming it is widespread, pervasive & on the rise.
News & Views Erin Brockovich: ‘Women are sick of being repressed. We will be heard. We will hold people to account.’ Erin Brockovich is an Ambassador for Shine Lawyers.
News & Views New survey shows sexual harassment is rife, complaints are ignored & women fear for their jobs A new survey on workplace sexual harassment found that almost 75 percent of women who complained to their employer were not satisfied with the outcome.
Life Lindsay Lohan backflips on ‘weak women’ #MeToo reference Lindsay Lohan has unreservedly apologised for public comments in which she implied that women coming forward with #MeToo allegations were “weak”.
News & Views Laws changed & public outrage: Here’s what happens when video capturing harassment and violence against women goes viral Marie Laguerre was violently hit by a man on the street in front of a busy cafe, after she replied to his harassment with ‘shutup’ last week.
News & Views The truth about why political staffers rarely speak out about harassment The idea they might be responsible for a tabloid splash or political problems is why political staffers rarely complain about bullying and harassment.
News & Views Susan Fowler exposed toxic culture at Uber. Now she’s a New York Times editor Susan Fowler blew the whistle on sexual harassment and gender discrimination at Uber, Her new gig gives her an even bigger platform.