Police are at last rethinking the wisdom of telling women in the aftermath of horrific crimes to take more responsibility for their own safety. For decades, feminists have voiced their objections to...
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Why cooking dinner made me lose my appetite
It was just another Thursday evening. I got a call from my husband to let me know he was going to be late home so he could finish off some urgent work. We needn’t wait for him before we start...
Gender equality in social sciences – What are we missing?
With women still dramatically underrepresented in senior positions in academia, what is the social impact of the persistent gender inequity in knowledge production? How does it influence the way in...
Women head-to-head in the political pit
Queensland did it. Now NSW has done it too. Over the ditch they did it years ago. Australia may have a dreadfully low global ranking for women in its national Parliament (49th in the world), but our...
Power, sex, scandal & … media silence!
Over the weekend, three world leaders found their personal lives making headlines – once again. In the US, President Trump faced a sexual assault allegation, this time by the writer E Jean Carroll,...
#DontTellMeHowToDress: Q&A with Cindy Bishop
Pia Rowe: What is the ‘Don’t Tell Me How to Dress’ campaign? And how did it come about?Cindy Bishop: Almost a year ago, I was reading my morning paper and I came across a headline which said ‘Don’t...
How to end the ‘Stupid Curve’
The concept of male backlash is not new. There has always been some form of resistance to diversity, inclusion and equity work. The overt form of resistance includes things such as hostile...
Online News & the gender ‘paying’ gap
Australians are increasingly familiar with the gender pay gap – now another gap has now emerged. The latest Digital News Report: Australia 2019 finds there is also a gender ‘paying’ gap when it...
