The Governor of Florida, Republican Ron DeSantis, is reportedly pushing for a bill that would make it unlawful for schools and workplaces to make people feel uncomfortable when providing instruction...
COVID-19: Economic insecurity and domestic abuse
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted significant concerns about the “shadow pandemic” of violence against women, and in particular intimate partner violence. A new study published by ANROWS...
An inspiration: Professor Stuart Macintyre (1947 – 2021)
In 1993, as a freshly minted Harvard graduate and thrilled by my appointment to teach constitutional and administrative law at Melbourne University, I had an idea of academia as seen through a...
No women involved? You can count me out.
Over summer, BroadAgenda is republishing some of its most popular articles. This compelling piece was first posted earlier this year. My great Auntie Rita grew up in an Australia where being...
Endometriosis becomes a matter of State
Earlier this month French president Emmanuel Macron made a national address that stopped people in their tracks. The topic? Endometriosis. Kelly Saunders, a PhD student with the 50/50 by 2030...
“In front of our eyes, they beat my sister”
Over summer, BroadAgenda is republishing some of its most popular articles. This compelling piece was first posted earlier this year. Content warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of...
Rage and the rise of a new women’s movement
Over summer, BroadAgenda is republishing some of its most popular articles. This compelling piece was first posted in March. There is extraordinary power in the emotions surfacing in women around...
Groundbreaking move to end period poverty
A few days ago people in Canberra awoke to the news that the ACT could be the first jurisdiction in Australia to provide free sanitary products in places like health facilities, public toilets,...
The ecosystems of Parliament need urgent change
With a Christmas tree behind him the Prime Minister unwrapped a recycled theme years in the making and painful in its unpacking — the findings of the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Kate Jenkin’s...