WOTY international
DAILY LIFE'S 20 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF THE YEAR 2014
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Of course there are thousands, millions, four billion women in the world who deserve an award for forging their way without the 'luxury' of male privilege. But the international women listed here are some of those who ensured that more went right than wrong for women in 2014. These are the women we should all channel for 2015 and the years that follow.
WOTY winners
Daily Life's Women of the Year 2014: The full list
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The women who made a difference, inspired us and earned your vote this year.
Why Rosie Batty is a worthy Woman of the Year
CLEMENTINE FORD The strength, fearlessness and grace that Rosie has shown since losing her son to family violence has been without equal.
Woman of the Year
Rosie Batty: 'There is a lot more strength and courage in us than we realise'
JENNA PRICE Daily Life's Woman of the Year on life without Luke and the campaign to change the way Australia approaches domestic violence.
Rosie Batty is Daily Life's Woman of the Year 2014
JENNA PRICE Rosie Batty is Daily Life's Woman of the Year.
Australian women can't and won't be silenced
Larissa Waters Greens Senator Larissa Waters on how Australia is becmoing a better and fairer place for women
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Women of the Year 2014: Who has earned your vote?
Need some ideas for your nomination? Here are some of the women who have inspired us this year.
Vote for Daily Life's Women Of The Year 2014
SARAH OAKES As we approach the end of 2014 it feels like there is no more important time to recognise and celebrate the women who forge the path ahead, who inspire us, who do great work and, in particular, work that drives women's issues onto the public agenda.
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Take heart: the tide is turning on sexism and misogyny in Australia
CLEMENTINE FORD The more people bristle at or actively oppose misogyny - particularly the kind of casual misogyny that gets thrown around so indiscriminately - the better we all are.
She was the first: Gail Kelly's legacy for Australian women
JENNA PRICE “I hope we look back and see the rise of Gail Kelly, in an industry where women are woefully underrepresented in management, as a watershed moment for women in finance and not a rare anomaly.”
Kate McClymont's Andrew Olle Media Lecture on investigative journalism is a must-read
KATE MCCLYMONT 'As journalists we should have the courage to act for more than the lofty notion of freedom of speech. We have a duty to be the voice of the powerless in our society, to stand up for them.' Kate McClymont tells it as it is at the 2014 Andrew Olle Media Lecture commemorating friend and colleague Andrew Olle, who died of a brain tumour at 48.
Four things all men can do during Week Without Violence
CLEMENTINE FORD Starting with avoiding the argument: "Men are victims too".
Gender wage gap
Is your company being transparent about its gender wage gap? Now you can check
JENNA PRICE In Your Hands is a website where employees and other sticky beaks can check if companies have competed gender pay gap analyses.
Four things we learned from the Senate's gender abortion debate
Clementine Ford It's OK to ‘play the gender card’ if you’re a conservative white male who wants to control women’s bodies.
Sexism Awards
Christoper Pyne wins Ernie Award 2014 for his comments on the impact of uni fees on women
JENNA PRICE Liberal MPs dominate the awards for Australia’s Top Sexist.
The price of being female: equal pay is not just about your salary
Senator Larissa Waters On Equal Pay Day today, it’s important we remember it’s not just women’s pay packets we need to act on but also their super balances.
15 women tell us their favourite position
SARAH OAKES When a woman was sleazily asked what her 'favourite position' was on live radio she bluntly answered, "CEO". Feeling inspired, we asked 15 amazing Australian women what their favourite position is.
Why are so few women awarded OAMs?
CLEMENTINE FORD Since their establishment over 90% of the awards across six categories have gone to men, Clementine Ford wants this to change.
Daily Life Women Of The Year judges 2014
A panel of female journalists from Daily Life and The Sydney Morning Herald made up of representatives from each relevant field (arts, business, education, science, politics, sport, health) will review the nominations and decide the final list of 20 Women Of The Year.
