The UN has called for the protection of human rights in COVID-19 responses given concerns the pandemic provides cover for further persecution of political and human rights activists, and that the...
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Challenging the ‘household dividend’ at Austrade
It has been deeply heart-wrenching in recent weeks to read reports from across the globe on the impact of COVID-19 on women. There have been devastating statistics about the rise in domestic...
The power of two: Swiss ambassadors show the way
Three years ago when Yasmine Chatila Zwahlen was preparing to step into the role as Swiss Ambassador to Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, her husband Pedro Zwahlen was...
After COVID: A brave new world or snap back?
The Australian Senate met late into the night on Wednesday last week to pass the $130 billion JobKeeper payment. This takes the Federal Government’s overall fiscal injection to over $300bn to combat...
Pause for thought: Let’s talk about menopause
“You’re now in full menopause.” A recent visit to my GP confirmed what I had suspected for a long time. I am 41 years old, which means that while I’m sweating through the nights, wide awake and...
Heading for a COVID workforce woman wreck
Many people I know are sick of hearing about the gender pay gap. Eyes glaze over. Heads nod, unconvinced. Those who tend to universalize their own experience might shrug it off: ‘everyone at my work...
Taking to the streets: why protests are here to stay
Pandemics make and reshape history. They spark riots and revolutions, topple governments, drive new technologies, trigger economic recessions, advance medical knowledge.And, for the time being, they...
Why gender equality would mean resilience against COVID-19
As Australia responds to the coronavirus pandemic, capacity to cope with the crisis is under strain from a secondary crisis - one of care work. This care crisis is a result of increased pressure on...
Beyond sex and gender: an intersectional view of COVID-19
In this COVID-19 pandemic, emerging popular refrains like ‘we’re all in this together’ echo across media. But who is this ‘we’? While it’s true that the entire globe is being affected, health risks,...