Pandemics affect men and women differently. COVID-19 has magnified our existing, entrenched and systemic inequalities, disproportionately impacting those in part-time and casual work (largely...
Category: Feature
The curious case of The Age, murdered women and a jigsaw puzzle
The other week former journalists from The Age started receiving a rather bizarre advertisement via their Facebook feeds. The product being sold was a jigsaw puzzle of an Age front page - seemingly...
The blokefest budget: How on earth did we end up here?
The signs were looking hopeful. Days prior to the 6 October budget, the Treasurer Josh Frydenberg hinted at things to come, that female voices were finally penetrating the male ear. Accounting for...
Gladys and Daryl: why do intelligent and accomplished women fall for toxic men?
The first thing that struck me after Monday’s explosive revelations about Gladys Berejiklian and her secret five-year relationship with Daryl Maguire is why. Why do good women settle for bad men?...
Dear Gladys, you are breaking my heart
Oh, Gladys, you’re such a heartbreaker. Women everywhere wanted you to be so, so much better. We wanted you to be the star school prefect we thought you were, in your thick stockings, sensible heels...
On beauty: The secret lives of salon workers
Whether it is for cutting, dying, drying, tanning, plucking, waxing, popping or smoothing, almost all of us attend a salon - at least a few times a year. And in that exchange - between worker and...
By hook or by crook: Poland’s democratic decline Part 1
There is disturbing news coming out of Poland after the right-wing government delayed implementation of a controversial court ruling that would outlaw almost all abortion following mass protests....
Susan Ryan, a pioneering feminist with a big heart
The politician who achieved equal rights legislation for women in Australia, Susan Ryan AO, died unexpectedly last weekend in Sydney aged 77, still fighting for fairness in a country challenged by...
The potential of the token woman
Recognising the value of ‘token’ individuals within the workplace can broaden perspectives and improve the performance of teams. Diversity may have been a buzzword in the business world for decades...