University of Melbourne

Professor Emma Johnston AO has been named as the next Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne and will commence in February 2025.

Government paid parental leave is now part of the working landscape for new parents in Australia, making it hard to remember that prior to 2011, we were one of just two developed countries in the world without such a scheme.

We’ll be featuring stories on all eight episodes of the Women Are The Business podcast here on Women’s Agenda, thanks to our partnership with the University of Melbourne. 

Same-sex marriage has been legal for a year in Australia, but more progress can still be made on gender inequality in marriages and cohabiting relationships, writes Michelle Brady and Belinda Hewitt from the University of Melbourne.