As a podcast junkie and host, people recommend podcasts to me all the time. A few days ago, I was recommended a pod called ‘Everybody Knows,’ hosted by Ruby Jones. What a great listen! This...
Category: Feature
Why advertising still embraces ‘Mad Men’, not 2021
Did you see BroadAgenda editor Ginger Gorman’s recent tweet about meal kit company Hello Fresh’s gendered adverts? Hi @HelloFreshAU is there a reason the woman is always cooking in your ads and her...
Oh yes, Britney Spears. Disabled women hear you.
Britney Spears. We’ve all heard bits and pieces about her fight to regain guardianship of herself from her father. In the US they call this conservatorship and according to the BBC, it is...
Extreme impacts of Covid on migrant, refugee women
We’ve come a long way baby. Back in May when the vaccination roll-out was just kicking off, Australia was at a very slow 2% double dose coverage among people aged 16 years and over. It is with some...
Will the Australia of tomorrow be more equal?
The future lives of women have changed drastically. As a growing number of women agitate for change, this new book, edited by Jamila Rizvi and Helen McCabe, contends it is time to demand what women...
Why quotas and not ‘merit’ are the answer
Tina was confident she was the right person to win the promotion to manager level in a state public sector body. She had higher education credentials, years of experience and the respect of her...
A life huge with possibility: my transgender son
I’m a teacher educator at the University of Canberra, and a part of my job is helping students negotiate the bureaucratic aspects of their chosen profession. This is not my favourite task: I prefer...
The age old profession where women reign
'The Psychic Tests: An Adventure into the World of Believers and Sceptics' is a new book by award-winning journalist, Gary Nunn. He investigates psychics, mediums and astrologers to understand their...
Inflate life jackets: reckoning with trauma in journalism
What follows is an extract of Lisa Millar's new book, Daring to Fly: The TV star on facing fear and finding joy on a deadline. It's a story about a girl from country Queensland who found a way to...