Gender
Opinion
Opinion
How toxic feminity is damaging us
The corollary of toxic femininity rarely gets a mention, despite how necessary it is to interrogate the gender roles that damage all of us.
- by Jane Gilmore
Latest
Sexism
Women's work is treated as a joke in this country
But women do it for the love, we’re told, as if love will pay our bills and feed our children and take care of us in our old age.
- by Clementine Ford
Malcolm Turnbull
'We've had enough': Government under pressure on women MP numbers
Treasurer Scott Morrison doesn't expect the prime minister to intervene after assistant minister Jane Prentice lost preselection for the next poll.
- by Colin Brinsden
Disability
Women's health experts call for consistent abortion laws
A women's health report released on Mother's Day has called for urgent action.
- by Emily Baker
AMP
Case for gender diversity on boards will survive the post-AMP backlash
The cascade of female director resignations at AMP have sparked rumblings of a revolt against corporate diversity targets.
- by Ruth Williams
Gender
Protesting students force Oxford Uni to remove Theresa May's portrait
A portrait of British Prime Minister was removed after complaints she was a "contentious figure" who failed to show compassion towards migrants.
- by Christopher Hope & Camilla Turner
Opinion
Opinion
Financial security: why millennials are unfazed and women are worried
Millennials apparently aren’t particularly concerned about financial security. By contrast, Australian women of all ages are very concerned about it.
- by Georgina Dent
Opinion
'Dear Husband': Why 2 million people read this letter
If more than two million people agree with this letter, it's time to reframe how women ask for help.
- by Kasey Edwards
Analysis
Analysis
The best paid jobs for men and women, but mind the gap
Female brain surgeons earned $220,000 less than their male counterparts last year. Actuaries and judges didn't fare much better.
- by Nigel Gladstone
Opinion
Harassment
Discrimination isn't just a cultural problem; it's an economic one
Until we stamp out discrimination in pay and ensure women move into the highest ranks of corporate and political life, we cannot end toxic workplace cultures.
- by Nassim Khadem