$1.7 billion childcare spend but is it as good as it seems?
Researchers at the Grattan Institute say this will help some families but not improve affordability for most and, as always, it’s complicated. The $1.7 billion is over three years – a 6% …
The gender pay gap is the difference between the average earnings of women and men in the workforce. It is multi-dimensional, reflecting the variety of social and economic factors that lead …
Holgate: A gender issue? Absolutely.
Bullied out of her job, humiliated and unlawfully stood down, Christine Holdgate deserves justice. As everyone knows, Scott Morrison directed that she stand down – one of the most public, …
Why we need a feminist foreign policy Australia is still a long way from having equal representation in the Parliament and this matters because the evidence shows that increased female …
More listening, less lecturing to young people
The new National Children’s Commissioner, Anne Hollonds, says children and young people are speaking up about their experiences of abuse and now we must act on what they say. They …
March4Justice
We are proud to say that our male colleagues in the Democrats are strong supporters of gender equality and appalled by the behaviour of men that so damages women. None …
For what we’re worth
There are messages you hear, read and feel as a young woman. You absorb them from friends, mothers, grandmothers, fathers, drunk men, boys in school, the news, movies, music. ”You’re …
Oh what a day for women!
March4Justice yesterday had women coming out in force – demanding change to the culture that reinforces male supremacy and power and the laws that do not punish perpetrators of rape …
The gender pay gap is about more than just ‘equal pay for equal work’ (it is illegal to pay people differently for the same or comparable work, although it still happens). …
A sorry, inconclusive business
If nothing else the accusations of rape against Christian Porter have demonstrated how disastrous it is for the parties involved. There can be no criminal conviction or acquittal in this …
