LIFE & LOVE

Gay minorities speak out against racists slurs on Grindr

An Aboriginal man has published screenshots of racist slurs he was subjected to on a gay dating app to draw attention to discrimination in the gay community.

Medical student Dustin Mangatjay McGregor.

Learning that other people's success is not your failure

As high school reunions come 'round, it's easy to get caught up in how much more others seem to have, or have done.

Why I ran more than 500 miles to do something about domestic violence

Too often we doubt our ability to have an impact; especially on the big, complex issues, writes Kirrily Dear.

I wonder how many of my friends would be happy to let me intervene.

Should you discipline other people's children?

Can friendships survive the ultimate parental disagreement?

Mata Hari mums

With their natural talent for snooping, middle-aged mothers really do make the best spies, says Kathy Lette.

Wage gap

U.S. women earn almost $500,000 less than men over ...

What's the individual damage from gender inequality in the workplace? For the average U.S. woman it totals more than $430,000.

Women in STEMM

"Australia is frozen in time": Nalini Joshi.

Nalini Joshi: How to give women in STEMM a fair ...

Of the professors of mathematical sciences in Australia, only 9 per cent are women. In the natural and physical sciences, about 14 per cent are women. This needs to change.