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Structural sexism and lack of women MPs in the Liberal and National parties’ ranks is resulting in a raft of “men first” policies to the COVID-19 response. It is high time the six female cabinet members stood strong and pushed for quotas in winnable seats.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a trailblazer in every aspect of her life and career. The women who follow her benefit from a legacy that powerfully re-imagined what it means to be a lawyer and a judge in a legal system that had been made in men’s image.
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The ideas represented in JK Rowling’s new book, and in her public discourse around trans identity as harmful to women, are ‘toxic’ for the ways they reinforce a strictly biological account of gender and who counts as a woman, says Hannah McCann.
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As the challenges facing us become more complex, the public service will need to draw on the best minds, evidence and expertise to support the decisions affecting Australia now and into the future. That cannot be achieved without getting more women into senior leadership positions, reiterating cultural change and embedding
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The Catch-22 of female ageing was captured beautifully in Julia Baird’s book Phosphorescence. “It’s as though ageing is a little … embarrassing, unkempt and sloppy,” Baird writes, noting that we…
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Corporate Australia has failed to heed the very clear message that gender diversity at the top echelons is good for the bottom line. Only one female CEO was appointed to an ASX200 company in the past year, bringing the total to 10.
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Women make up a significant majority of law graduates yet they are largely invisible in the upper echelons of the legal profession. A feminist law school would address that imbalance by including clinical education, gendered research and subject matter and a focus on gender inequality. Su Robertson explains.
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A society advancing towards equality for women is good for everyone’s health and well-being; in fact, feminism could save your life.
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This week, the internet has been in a tizzy about gender reveal parties. Again, I should say, given that this is not the first time the concept has been in the news for parties…
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“Unless we take action to intervene against sexual harassment, we remain part of the culture that enables it.” These are the wise words of Elizabeth Broderick, founder of Male Champions of Change. What can companies do to take action? Julie Hare finds out.
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Greater transparency by organisations, including government departments, about the use of non-disclosure agreements would be a step in the right direction in empowering victims of sexual abuse.
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