FIFA's threat to withdraw its recognition of its member federation, Football Australia, prompted gender equality measures to be adopted. This governance crisis led to the establishment of a Congress...
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Asthma in pregnancy: Breathing well for baby
More than 300 million people worldwide are living with asthma, and post-puberty, more women have asthma than men. In Australia, around 12% of women have the condition, and for Indigenous Australian...
A home for the children: nest parenting
Nest parenting, or birds nest parenting, where the child or children remain in the nest, and the parents come and go as the parent in charge, is not a completely new idea. I recall about twenty...
How women’s decisions about breastfeeding are made for them
Much discussion around breastfeeding is about women’s choice to breastfeed or not. But who really decides on how a baby is fed when a $55 billion industry is at stake? A new series of studies...
Diversity in the media: progress but far to go
New findings from the University of Canberra's Valuing Diversity in News and Newsrooms study provide cause for concern as well as optimism about the news industry’s response to gender inequality on...
Celebrations and disappointments: Women, workplaces and the law
This International Women’s Day, Australian women should be celebrating recent legal changes designed to improve their working conditions. But this is just the first step. Discrimination cases are...
Why I won’t be going to another IWD morning tea
Last year, I boycotted International Women’s Day. I went to a lovely event at the National Gallery, booked myself into a hotel in the city, took myself out for dinner and to the ballet, and refused...
UC’s new class of Indigenous female leaders
You can’t be what you can’t see. So when the 64 newly enrolled Indigenous students at the University of Canberra begin their studies this year (on top of around 350 existing Indigenous students),...
Getting women elected: changing the face of politics
The Pathways to Politics Program for Women is a national, proudly non-partisan initiative that aims to change the face of politics by equipping women with the skills, knowledge, confidence and...