Dr Vivienne Lewis is a Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Canberra. She specialises in eating disorders and body image in her clinical and research work. Recently...
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The revolutionary in Whitlam’s Government who fought for women
In Old Parliament House, Canberra, (now the Museum of Australian Democracy), there’s an exhibition called Australian Women Changemakers. Along with the new crop of brilliant young...
“I understood myself in a whole different way”
From acclaimed author Anna Spargo-Ryan comes A Kind of Magic, a tender, and at times, wry insight into complex mental illness, and indeed, the moments of magic in among it all. BroadAgenda editor...
The psychological aftermath of China’s One Child Policy
This afternoon (Sunday, October 16) All About My Sisters, a deeply personal take on the psychological aftermath of China’s One Child Policy is screening in Canberra. It screens again later this...
Stretchy but rigid: the neoliberal complexities of yoga pants
Raise a hand – or better yet, a leg – if you own a pair of yoga pants. Marketed largely to women in Western countries, these items began to appear after yoga became a globalized mainstream practice...
Violence against First Nations women, children during COVID-19
This article was inspired by a talk given by Dr Chay Brown for ANU's Centre for Aboriginal and Economic Policy Research, where she is a fellow. At the start of the pandemic, I was returning home...
Banishing imposter syndrome: ‘I’m the real deal’
Former Channel 4 Editor at Large Dorothy Byrne says lazy generalisations can make women feel disempowered and undermine their ambitions. She gave this speech at the recent national Women in Media...
Iran on fire: Women forcing change
On Sept. 16, 2022, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, died in Tehran, Iran, while in police custody. Amini was arrested by the Guidance Patrol, the morality squad of the Law Enforcement...
‘I was trapped’: pregnancy discrimination in Victoria
New research finds that pregnant workers in Victoria continue to experience discrimination and detriment in the workplace – some lost their jobs, others encountered diminished employment security....