This article is an updated version of one that first appeared in The Interpreter, published by the Lowy Institute. It's republished with full permission. Read the original here. Over the past month...
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Trailblazer Tracey Holmes on overcoming hurdles in sports media
Tracey Holmes was Australia’s first female host of a national sports program. She's also host of ‘The Sports Ambassador’ podcast and a Professorial Fellow in Sport at the University of Canberra. A...
Gender gaps in parenting: Who bears the burden?
The Uniting Families Report 2024 is the first in a 10-year series of reports that seeks to explore family life in Australia, especially the families in which children and young people are being...
Measuring what matters, getting care metrics right
Declan and Sara have three young kids, including a newborn. A lot of caring happens in their household, often when other things, such as housework, are also being done. The care work in this...
Finding my way back to women’s history
A celebrity decorator with blue hair. A single mother who advised JFK in the Oval Office. A Christian nudist with a passion for almond milk. A century ago, ten Australian women did something...
What Micaela Cronin got right about ending gendered violence
Dr Hayley Boxall is a Research Fellow with the ANU and has undertaken research on domestic and family violence and sexual violence for over 10 years. She has published extensively on these topics,...
Who is being heard on climate change in the Pacific?
At the Pacific Islands Forum this week the UN Secretary General stated that the Pacific needs to be provided with a bigger voice when it comes to climate change. But who has that voice and who is...
Here’s what teens actually think about porn
Pornography has been in the news a lot this year. It was at the centre of discussions for addressing violence against women back in May. Deepfake pornography has also been in the headlines. Now the...
Investing in breastfeeding: Sustainable solutions for global health
In a recent paper published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO), we argued that women’s unpaid work needs better recognition through decent time use statistics as well as by...