News & Views How young, female influencers have swayed the US election Big superstars are using their platform to try to influence voters to get Trump out of the office. What will happen in this election?
News & Views Social media is the new frontier for gendered abuse. It’s time to clean up our feeds Social media is the new frontier for gendered violence and the rapid escalation we’ve witnessed during the coronavirus pandemic is chilling.
News & Views Yasmin Poole says the age where young women simply sit down & listen is over Youth leader Yasmin Poole is the latest guest on The Leadership Lessons, a podcast series launched by Women’s Agenda and supported by Salesforce.
Ed's Blog No hugs needed. Just an end to the ‘young people lack resilience’ thing, and a little more support Maybe young people need more hugs, suggested Ita Buttrose. Some more resilience perhaps? No. It’s support that’s needed.
News & Views Low-paid, young women: the grim truth about who this recession is hitting hardest Unlike previous recessions, young women, especially those aged 15-24, are over-represented in the hardest hit industries, and have been harder hit than men.
News & Views University fee changes could see young women saddled with more debt for decades to come Proposed tertiary reforms show that the Federal Government is again implementing significant policy change without conducting a gendered impact analysis.
News & Views Daily decisions matter & every action counts: top tips from brilliant young climate activists Action Aid Australia and Women’s Agenda brought another stellar lineup of young activists for Women Leading Climate Action webinar series.
News & Views What it’s like to be a nursing student during a pandemic Laila Yaqoobi is a 19 year old nursing student, who knew her career would involve care after being ill as a child in Pakistan.
News & Views Housing crisis impacting the mental health & safety of young women in regional Australia YWCA National Housing reports that one in eight women on low to moderate incomes in regional Australia have been homeless in the past five years.
News & Views Lost jobs and missed opportunities: How young women’s financial security and careers will take a COVID-19 hit Young women are likely to experience the greatest health and economic impacts from the COVID-19 crisis, writes Sarah Hill.
News & Views At 34, Sanna Marin became world’s youngest PM. Australia should take note Sanna Marin became the youngest government leader in the world last week. Australia should follow suit, Ashleigh Streeter writes.
News & Views 90% of young women think female politicians are treated unfairly, Plan International survey finds Plan International’s research finds girls become increasingly cynical of sexism in politics as they grow older.