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'Do you want to risk violence now, or poverty in 20 years?'
Single women are in serious financial trouble as they get older, even if they haven’t had to deal with family violence.
- by Jane Gilmore
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Divorce
Being friends with your ex is possible, it just takes time
A spouse is more a family member than a boyfriend or girlfriend, however unsatisfying or dysfunctional the dynamic has become.
- by Kerri Sackville
Friendship
I disabled Instagram comments on my holiday snaps ... cue outrage
My followers felt they were entitled to be fellow travellers on their own virtual holiday.
- by Suzanne Carbone
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Friends, spare me the backlash, my marriage ending doesn't reflect on yours
When a mother of four is the one to leave the marriage, judgment – even from friends – can be shockingly harsh.
- by Memma Chierici
Opinion
Opinion
O'Dwyer a good women's minister, but can she fix inequality in her party?
Kelly O'Dwyer is a great improvement on previous women's ministers, now, we need to see her fix inequality for women in her own party.
- by Jenna Price
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Dear Uber driver, please don't rate me down for not feeling chatty
'Increasingly, drivers are giving me less than five stars. And for what?'
- by Penny Flanagan
Marriage
Why I've put my bridesmaid days behind me
It was when I was told to stay away from beer, followed by a disapproving glance down to my waistline, that I decided I was done.
- by Wendy Squires
Motherhood
Why isn't my husband, and all the dads, on the class email list?
"We both work and share the load … wouldn’t dads like to be included so they can also do their bit?"
- by Lisa Lintern
Wellbeing
It’s official: life is more stressful for women
It seems stress is a woman’s lot but a bit of Scottish reeling might be the solution.
- by Kathy Lette
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I wish I had known about perinatal anxiety, so I wasn't so frightened
If this sounds extreme to you, please know that it’s far more common than you might think.
- by Clementine Ford
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One year ago, the nation opened its arms to me a little more
'When you live with an expectation of grief, it’s hard to imagine what relaxation feels like.'
- by Brandon Cook