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...
Category: Gender
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...
‘Slutdom’: A bold call to embrace women’s sexual empowerment
Despite decades of activism, women are still burdened with the effects of slut shaming in everyday life. Dr Hilary Caldwell’s new book, Slutdom, argues or women’s enjoyment of sex as a force to...
We need community spaces in the women’s sector
Working for an organisation about to shut down is a pretty good prompt to start thinking about what it means to work in your sector. For over two decades, Equality Rights Alliance (ERA) has been a...
Susan Ryan: The solidarity of sisterhood
The following text is a lightly edited version of the wonderful, heartfelt speech given by Dame Quentin Bryce at the launch of the Susan Ryan AO sculpture in the Old Parliament House Senate Rose...