Category: News
News Media on launch of “From Girls to Men – Social Attitudes to Gender Equality in Australia’ report
From girls to men: Social attitudes to gender equality in Australia
ForewordWhen the 50/50 by 2030 Foundation was launched in 2017 we believed Australia had hit a nadir in gender equality policy and purpose. Years of effort to remove entrenched organisational,...
‘Leave no one behind’: The unfulfilled potential of SDGs in Australia
In July this year, the Federal Government presented Australia’s first national review on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the High Level Political Forum at the UN in...
Slut-shaming and the double standards in Australian politics
Twice this year Australian politics has delivered us devastating lessons on slut-shaming.In July, Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young accused Liberal senator David Leyonhjelm of slut-shaming her and...
Is it time yet for feminism? The gender politics of Julie Bishop’s resignation
Amid the turmoil of the past week, the smile of Julie Bishop has beamed out from newsstands. Being published just before the commotion, the latest edition of the Australian Women’s Weekly profiles...
‘Venus in Fur’: A theatrical exploration of cognitive linguistics
There are few living playwrights who exhibit a love and understanding of language like David Ives. Listed as one of the top ten smartest New Yorkers, his play Venus in Fur is one of the most...
The maelstrom of the leadership spill: Julie Bishop and the glass cliff
Q1. Julie Bishop has vast leadership experience. She’s been the deputy leader for 11 years, she’s the Liberal party’s most senior woman. The polls showed that voters were on her side. Why do you...
Beyond stereotypes: Success, failure, and the complexity of women’s education in Iran
For many of us in Australia, the life of women in Iran remains very much shrouded behind imagery of the all-encompassing black veil, the chador, and shouts of ‘Death to America’. Yet these grim...