Feminism
Opinion
Opinion
Encounter with young mother set me on a mission
One day at our clinic, I sat with a woman who was ostensibly there for help with a misbehaving child. But I sensed there was something more. The next time I saw her, she told me her story.
- by Steve Biddulph
Latest
Feminism
Dressed for success? The last taboos of dressing for work
There was a time in her career when Dorothy Hisgrove remembers being told not to wear pant suits, and what's the right pantyhose. Those days are over.
- by Melissa Singer
Saudi Arabia
Change is coming for the women of Saudi Arabia. But for how long?
In small but significant ways, the daily reckonings are becoming easier and the costs of failure are falling.
- by Liz Sly
Crime
WA Labor MP deletes 'rape prevention' tweet
WA Labor MP Darren West has deleted a Tweet he posted on Saturday morning that contained "rape prevention tips" he said "must be adhered to".
- by Nathan Hondros & David Allan-Petale
Opinion
Feminism
Don't let Eurydice Dixon's death be a 'cautionary tale'
The people who have the power to change things think it’s easier to keep women afraid than it is to make men accountable.
- by Clementine Ford
Australian fashion label under fire over #MeToo collection
"I didn’t want them to think I was trying to make money off their grief. And that’s when I thought I had to change the name."
- by Melissa Singer
Social media
Taking photographs of 'invisible' women
If you’re over 25 and under 75, you have no existence in stock imagery. We are invisible.
- by Carol Duncan
Opinion
Opinion
Women the losers in magazine's botched politics of symbolism
Indulge in the politics of symbolism and the truly powerful get off scot-free.
- by Julie Szego
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia issues driver's licences to women for first time in 50 years
Ten Saudi women have been granted drivers' licences, but human rights activists have called the move a publicity stunt.
- by Alexandra Zavis
Opinion
Opinion
The stunning hypocrisy of Vogue Arabia
Putting a woman behind the wheel is one thing. But a woman whose own government silenced the women who got her there is quite another.
- by Roqayah Chamseddine
Analysis
Why do today's feminists hate Sex and the City?
It's 20 years since the first episode of the groundbreaking television show. But not everyone is celebrating.
- by Rowan Pelling