Mind the gap, girls – it’s getting bigger. I know a few blokes in Canberra who duck for cover when one of those legendary old ‘femocrats’ – fierce champions of affirmative action and women’s rights...
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Disrupting diplomacy: Reflections on gender and sexuality
Over the last 10 years global attention to LGBTI rights has increased dramatically. Alongside this we've also witnessed an emerging focus on gender diversity within workplaces, including within our...
‘Boys Will Be Boys’: Book review
I first met Clementine Ford at Parliament House in Canberra early September 2018. She chaired a panel to mark the launch of the 50/50 by 2030 Foundation’s new report - From Girls to Men: Social...
Women against women in Duterte’s drug war
It is widely documented that drug wars launched all over the world have had adverse effects on women. The Philippines—the country now at the centre of the world’s bloodiest drug war—is not an...
Nobel Prize for women’s peace, security and justice
This evening, the Norwegian Nobel Committee will jointly award the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize to Nadia Murad and Dr Denis Mukwege for their efforts to combat sexual violence as a weapon of war. Both...
Is ‘A Star is Born’ a failure in the #MeToo era?
Here is an unpopular opinion: A Star is Born, while visually stunning and audibly gorgeous, is not a great movie.Lady Gaga’s performance as Ally is outstanding; her character is believable, her...
Environmental activists flip the gender stereotype
Gender stereotypes are considered to be bad and potentially harmful. Progressive politics suggests rejecting gender stereotypes and designating particular roles to women and men. But are they always...
Women with disability in the APS: Unpacking the numbers
In Australia, almost one in five people have a disability. The figures are similar for both women (18.6%) and men (18.0%). But how are these women represented in the body that governs Australia, the...