Gender equality
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Why we urgently needed a list of the hottest women in Infrastructure
Even if the Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce is funded to the max, the frank and fearless young men of the public service remind us we’ve still got problems.
- by Jenna Price
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‘Women not a priority’: Labor non-committal on childcare, parental leave superannuation changes
The Greens accused the government of making women wait for much-needed reforms after it wouldn’t commit to the Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce recommendations.
- by Rachel Clun
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
If women were in charge, the world would be a better place
Women and children are collateral damage. It’s crazy that half the population of the world still have virtually no say in how it’s run.
- by Anne Ring
$128 billion – the cost of gender inequality in Australia
A report into economic equality commissioned by the federal government shows the country is $128 billion poorer from not including women properly.
- by Shane Wright
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Religion
Celebrating feminine energy, dancing with joy
Feast or fast, traditions, prayers and cultural activities galore are planned during this annual Hindu festival.
- by Shobha Sekhar
Lesbian Action Group loses bid to exclude trans women from events
The Australian Human Rights Commission rejected the bid on the basis that sex is neither fixed nor binary and transgender women can be lesbians too.
- by Chip Le Grand
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Nobody loses when women are empowered, so why is it taking so long?
The landscape for girls and women is shifting. But I cannot shake off the feeling that it’s still not enough.
- by Victoria Devine
She was known as Christian Dior’s muse, but Mizza Bricard was so much more than that
Why are women always the inspiration and never the creator? Bricard was a talented fashion designer, but her hard work has been erased.
- by Natasha Lester
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Gender
Gen Z women value owning a home more than marriage, and it’s about time
This generation of young women are not falling for the Prince Charming fantasy. They value financial independence above all else.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Opinion
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How to compliment a woman without giving her the creeps
I understand that some men are struggling with the new rules of engagement. So here they are.
- by Kerri Sackville
‘Where are the women of the world?’
Over the past week, 130 world leaders spoke at the United Nations General Assembly, not many of them were women.
- by Michelle Nichols