UC program paving the way to greater female political representation It’s 2023 and nineteen women find themselves standing on the steps of Old Parliament House. They don’t share a cultural...
Category: Gender
WGEA’s push for gender pay gap transparency
The term “gender pay gap” has not exactly been shooting the lights out, according to Google, but could WGEA’s pay transparency campaign be the approach that changes all that? Mary Wooldridge, head...
Climate crisis: humanity is at a crossroads
In this blog post, international student Kayla Neville reflects on attending the inspiring event, Women Speak Out on COP28, hosted by the Women’s Climate Congress (WCC). "At the end of the day, we...
Money talks: The Financial Feminist podcast
As someone who spent 15 years at the ABC, and then went on to host a popular podcast, I'm obsessed with audio storytelling. So when a new feminist pod pops up, I'm all ears (forgive the terrible...
Why don’t PhD candidates get paid parental leave?
In 2021 I was mid-way through my PhD program and three months pregnant. Until that point, I hadn’t thought much about parental leave—it’s the law in Australia, right? So it was a shock to discover...
Summer profile series – inspiring women: Maryam Ghahramani
Over summer, BroadAgenda is featuring a short series of profiles on amazing women and LGBTIQ + folks. You're about to meet Dr Maryam Ghahramani. She's a Lecturer in engineering with the Faculty of...
Pay gap transparency is only the beginning
February 27 2024 could be a turning point for gender equality in Australia. That’s the day the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) will publish gender pay gaps for Australian private sector...
Summer profile series – inspiring women: Selen Ayirtman Ercan
Over summer, BroadAgenda is featuring a short series of profiles on amazing women and LGBTIQ + folks. You're about to meet Professor Selen Ayirtman Ercan, Director of the Centre for Deliberative...
Summer profile series – inspiring women: Riyana Miranti
Over summer, BroadAgenda is featuring a short series of profiles on amazing women and LGBTIQ + folks. You're about to meet Professor Riyana (Mira) Miranti. She's a socio-economist and development...