News & Views Note to the PM: Women want more than respect – we want equality In an interview on A Current Affair last week, the Prime Minister said the word ‘respect’ 14 times and didn’t mention ‘equality’ once.
News & Views ‘Why we’re marching’: Women protesters share their thoughts on change and progress Why we march: tens of thousands of women take over Sydney’s CBD to march for women’s rights and address violence against women
News & Views Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul released from prison Hathloul, a leading campaigner for women’s right to drive in Saudi Arabia, was arrested in May 2018 in a crackdown on dissent.
News & Views Kuwait’s women launch “I will not be silent” campaign Kuwait’s women launch “I will not be silent” campaign, sparked by a video posted by influencer Ascia Al Faraj
News & Views Coogee Ladies Baths under fire for banning some transgender women This week, controversy over who is allowed into the Coogee Ladies Baths has sparked a debate over trans-rights.
News & Views 1 in 3 young men don’t consider punching a form of domestic abuse, according to new, White Ribbon research Research from White Ribbon Australia revealed young men are least prone to perceive both physical and emotional abuse as domestic violence.
News & Views Thirteen Australian women subjected to invasive strip search at Doha Airport after premature baby found When a premature baby was found in a toilet cubicle at Doha Airport early in October, the response from airport officials was startling.
News & Views Vale Susan Ryan, pioneer Labor feminist who showed big, difficult policy changes can, and should, be made Susan Ryan brought brains and spirit to the big fights and relished them. What’s more, she won them, writes Chris Wallace.
News & Views ‘A shag on a rock’: Pioneer for women in politics, Susan Ryan dies at 77 Susan Ryan, a formidable trailblazer for women in politics, and Australia’s first ever female, Minister for Women, has died aged 77.
News & Views On playing the long game: What we can learn from Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life’s work Ruth Bader Ginsburg was truly the anti-Trump. We need more of her courage, conviction and commitment to progress in the face of hate.
News & Views Vale Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a warrior for women One of the world’s most recognised icons for gender equality, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away overnight at the age of 87.
News & Views Mothers in Afghanistan can now have their names included on their children’s birth certificates In a rare victory for women’s rights in Afghanistan, mothers’ names will be permitted to be included on their children’s birth certificates.
