#timesup

Michelle Williams won a 2019 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for her role in Fosse/Verdon. She delivered a passionate plea for equality.

Women don’t need a pedestal for a single day, they need equality. Every day. Which is why I still hate International Women’s Day.

Emma Thompson has “walked the walk” after choosing to withdraw from animated film Luck, which had jointly signed John Lasseter to be its new head.

We’re bringing your attention back to some truly momentous outcomes this year; ones that will have far reaching impacts on women globally for years to come.

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.

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.

Kristine Ziwica’s appointment as Executive Director of NOW Australia marks a “major milestone” in the organisation’s fight to end sexual harassment at work.

Kelly O’Dwyer & Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins announce a national inquiry into sexual harassment in the workplace.

“I have spent a large portion of my life thinking that feminism was something that happened in the 1960s and 1970s. I appreciated feminism, but I wasn’t in need of feminism. I have peddled this rather condescending ambivalence most of my adult life.”

When the Sydney-based VC Partner Kara Frederick was in New York a decade ago she negotiated directly with Harvey Weinstein and his brother Bob about investing in the Weinstein company.

The interest and fanfare around International Women’s Day has ballooned in recent years without any meaningful change which is why I hate International Women’s Day.

A year ago, considering that virtually every female who attended the Golden Globes would rally together in solidarity for women was unthinkable. #TimesUp