When I wrote about cyberhate in my book Troll Hunting (2019), I wanted people to understand two important points. First, that trolls are rarely those stereotypical lonely guys, spitting out vitriol...
Category: Foreign Policy
Women’s rights under siege amid Middle East conflict
Women continue to lose out as the crisis in the Middle East heats up. That’s without even counting the ravages the war between Israel and Hamas is having on women and children in the Occupied...
From Alaska to advocacy: A journey towards gender equality
This article was originally published on HerCanberra and is kindly republished here with permission. It’s part of a terrific series called “How I got here.” You can read more of the series here. In...
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...
Exploring gender equality in international affairs
The appointment of prominent businesswoman Sam Mostyn as Australia’s 28th Governor-General was met with backlash from some quarters of the media who questioned her suitability for the role and...
Why war is a feminist issue
Editor's note: The author of this piece has requested to publish anonymously due to the toxic nature of the online discourse around the Gaza-Israel conflict and not having the resources to deal with...
Waltzing Matildas: How is Australia Faring on Gender Equality?
The following is a shortened, lightly edited excerpt of a speech given by Australian politician, diplomat, gender equality advocate and author Natasha Stott Despoja AO, at the National Foundation...
Women call out military emissions reporting
A recent online conversation hosted by the Women's Climate Congress (WCC) and attended by more than 100 women from many different countries revealed one of the most disturbing issues we face in the...
Helping Afghan women’s rights defenders fleeing the Taliban
Two years ago the last Australian flights departed Kabul International Airport. The photos of the first planes flying out of Kabul were full of men. There were very few women or children in sight....