As the patron of Transcend, transgender activist Georgie Stone OAM, noted in her recent National Press Club address, the last month or so has been rather horrendous for the trans community....
Category: Gender
Change the lives of single mothers and their children
As the next Federal Budget looms, the non-profit Single Mother Families Australia is calling for an "end policy induced poverty." The CEO, Terese Edwards, explains. Single mother families seek...
Women and Whitlam: “A mixture of radicalism and pragmatism”
The Whitlam government of 1972–75 transformed Australia. And yet the scope and scale of the reforms for Australian women are often overlooked. A new book called Women and Whitlam: Revisiting the...
Tackling our deep discomfort with miscarriage
Every year miscarriage affects up to 150,000 Australians and the people that love them. So why are we so damned bad at dealing with it? Journalist Isabelle Oderberg has written a groundbreaking book...
Two daring Dames recognised at Parliament House
My International Women’s Day was spent in Canberra, honouring my grandmother Dame Enid Lyons, along with fellow trailblazer Dame Dorothy Tangney. Eighty years after being elected as the first two...
Indigenous women yarning about finance
Rich Blak Women is a truly unique podcast that follows stories from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women – "rich in culture, value and mindset." The pod aims to deepen awareness about the...
Equality in public life. Why does it matter?
This week I was one of the fortunate attendees at the World Premiere of Julia, at the Canberra Theatre Centre. The remarkable script about a remarkable life was given wings through an extraordinary...
What can we learn from sport governance challenges?
FIFA's threat to withdraw its recognition of its member federation, Football Australia, prompted gender equality measures to be adopted. This governance crisis led to the establishment of a Congress...
How women’s decisions about breastfeeding are made for them
Much discussion around breastfeeding is about women’s choice to breastfeed or not. But who really decides on how a baby is fed when a $55 billion industry is at stake? A new series of studies...