women’s rights

Using the child support system can expose single mothers to post-separation violence. Dr Marg Rogers explain how.

Edith Cowan’s legacy serves as both a guide and a call to take bold, preventative action against violence today and to support the children affected by it. 

The Taliban’s newly enacted “vice and virtue” law imposes severe restrictions on women’s rights, including their freedom of speech, movement, and appearance, reversing decades of progress made in Afghanistan.

The legal personhood of unborn child should be changed to recognize their lives as separate from the mother’s.

Meryl Streep has spoken out against the injustices women in Afghanistan are facing under the Taliban’s repressive regime. 

A 1907 ruling declared men should be paid enough to support a family of five. Can you imagine the same being declared for women in 2024?

International bodies respond to Taliban’s new law banning women’s voices from being heard in public, and enforcing strict dress codes.

Despite high rates of Domestic violence, the Top End and Big Rivers Women’s Legal Services are facing a crisis due to underfunding.

A vital safety net for women, is often exploited by abusers, and the urgent need for legal reforms to protect women’s financial independence.

Women have been making gains from medal podiums to world politics. Even so, everyday sexism is always here to put us back in our place.

Codifying gender apartheid under international law is an essential component of the pursuit of gender equality, writes Penelope Andrews,

The Labor Party’s recent rejection of both introducing reproductive leave and providing access to flexible work arrangements for reproductive health reasons is disheartening.