Two women from Melbourne - Lucy Bradlow and Bronwen Bock - want to job-share in Federal parliament. The University of Canberra’s Professor Kim Rubenstein is a constitutional law and citizenship...
Category: Democracy
The gutsy women fighting global disinformation online
When I wrote about cyberhate in my book Troll Hunting (2019), I wanted people to understand two important points. First, that trolls are rarely those stereotypical lonely guys, spitting out vitriol...
From Alaska to advocacy: A journey towards gender equality
This article was originally published on HerCanberra and is kindly republished here with permission. It’s part of a terrific series called “How I got here.” You can read more of the series here. In...
Detoxifying Australia’s Parliament: A survivor’s perspective
Content notification: This article contains discussion of sexual assault and violence Editor’s note: The author of this piece has requested to publish anonymously due to concerns about her safety...
Casting a gender lens over the upcoming Federal Budget
The upcoming Federal Budget will spark much talk of surpluses and deficits, costs of living and inflation, taxes and jobs. Beyond the headline announcements and standard statistics, get ready to...
Dreaming of a life in politics? Apply now!
UC program paving the way to greater female political representation It’s 2023 and nineteen women find themselves standing on the steps of Old Parliament House. They don’t share a cultural...
Climate crisis: humanity is at a crossroads
In this blog post, international student Kayla Neville reflects on attending the inspiring event, Women Speak Out on COP28, hosted by the Women’s Climate Congress (WCC). "At the end of the day, we...
Summer profile series – inspiring women: Selen Ayirtman Ercan
Over summer, BroadAgenda is featuring a short series of profiles on amazing women and LGBTIQ + folks. You're about to meet Professor Selen Ayirtman Ercan, Director of the Centre for Deliberative...
Waltzing Matildas: How is Australia Faring on Gender Equality?
The following is a shortened, lightly edited excerpt of a speech given by Australian politician, diplomat, gender equality advocate and author Natasha Stott Despoja AO, at the National Foundation...