Category: Womens Agenda

News yesterday that former Sports Minister, Bridget McKenzie had siphoned $100 million of community sports grants into predominantly marginal electorates prior to the 2019 Federal Election, has incited many. Thousands have called for the Minister’s resignation with several community sports groups convinced they missed out on necessary funding because the

Greece is set to elect its first female president, as centre-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis nominates the country’s top judge, Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, for the role.  Sakellaropoulou, 63, is the current president of the Council of State, Greece’s top administrative court. When she was elevated to the post in 2018, she

Under president Ursula von der Leyen’s leadership, the European Commission has unveiled an ambitious plan to support at least €1 trillion (AU$1.6 trillion) in investment over the next decade to help make the EU carbon neutral by 2050 With the “transformation ahead” described as “unprecedented”, Von der Leyen said the

Dr Mary Kavurma shares this passionate plea to support women in science by addressing some of the biases occurring, particularly in the fight for funding. She’s Group Leader at The Heart Research institute where she’s working on a new treatment to prevent limb amputation due to cardiovascular disease I love

Are you inspired by the brilliance and achievements of the women around you? Do you revel in their successes? Do you love encouraging them to even greater heights? If so, you may be a true cheerleader. Cheerleading is a much-needed form of empowerment that makes a profound difference in the

On Wednesday evening, the US Senate had begun setting the stage for official opening of the country’s third ever impeachment trial of a sitting US president; with the articles of impeachment being delivered. The trial is forecasted to last at least several weeks, and will no doubt attract breathless media

The Women’s N.B.A. and its players’ union have announced a new collective agreement that could prove groundbreaking for the future of the sport, with top players potentially able to access half million dollar salaries. Commissioner of the W.N.B.A Cathy Engelbert told The New York Times the tentative contract agreement includes

Pope Francis has appointed a woman to a senior managerial position in the Vatican’s Secretariat of State for the first time in the Catholic Church’s history.  Dr Francesca Di Giovanni, an Italian lawyer, has been appointed to a senior diplomatic role as the new under-secretary at the Section for Relations

This week,  Scott Morrison told the Australian public that his government is focusing on the issues the country is facing “right now”. Holding press conference after press conference he throws government change at bushfire-affected areas to clean up the mess of his inaction while clinging onto his coal mines. And

Can a woman really win against Donald Trump in the 2020 US Presidential Election? That’s a serious question being asked in American politics right now, as memories of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign remain and Elizabeth Warren goes up against frontrunners Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination and

It took Loral O’Hara three attempts to get accepted into NASA’s coveted Artemis space training program, but as they say “third time is a charm”. The astronaut’s extraordinary persistence and skill could see her become the first women to set foot on the moon – with NASA confirming one of

If you ever wanted a fascinating case study in leadership communication, you’re getting one in real time. Between an unprecedented mass shooting and devastating bushfires, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison have both responded to terrible tragedies in the past year. Many have praised