Q. How is business currently held to account for gender pay equality in Australia? A. Under the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012, non-public sector employers (large private sector companies and...
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Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy: Security for whom?
In the summer of 2017, Canada launched its Feminist International Assistance Policy (CFIAP). A welcome addition on the global stage to Sweden’s feminist foreign policy—released in 2014—it is aimed...
Meet the Male (Pro)-Feminist: Professor Jonathan Crowe
It is becoming increasingly common—and socially acceptable—for men to describe themselves as feminists. Barack Obama, Justin Trudeau, Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten are among the political...
An unconscionable truth: how Rohingya women are being used as weapons of war
A lack of gendered analysis is hiding the reality of gender-based violence in the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims in Burma.In November 2017, Human Rights Watch released a report confirming that...
Is climate change a gendered issue?
The impact of climate change on Australia and our surrounding region in the next 50 years will be significant – but research shows that women are likely to suffer the consequences more significantly...
Meet the Male Feminist: Peter FitzSimons
Q. Can men be feminists, or is it perhaps not a term men are entitled to appropriate? A. Interesting question. I am happy to call myself a feminist if female feminists are happy to have me. Like...
2017 A Big BroadAgenda Year!
The 50/50 by 2030 Foundation gave birth on International Women's Day, 8 March 2017. And what a big babe! We called her BroadAgenda and she's been busy whipping up a storm of ideas, views, commentary...
BroadTalk: In conversation with Elizabeth Proust, AICD
Q. What initiated your interest in increasing gender equality on ASX200 Boards, and why does the AICD want to lead the charge on this issue?When we looked at the figure [of the percentage of women...
Can Award Wages Make the Gender Pay Gap Worse?
The gender pay gap is a complex issue – for many of us. According to the WGEA South Australia has the lowest gap at 10 percent, with Western Australia the highest at 23 percent. At face value, it’s...