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Government urged to protect Iran women’s football team

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Government urged to protect Iran women’s football team

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On the frontlines of climate action, women are leading the way

The UN’s gender architecture is under review. What happens next matters

‘Non-productive old cow’: One Nation candidate David Farley’s misogynism towards former PM Julia Gillard

Women to watch: The leaders guiding climate action in Australia

The health system won’t improve for women until it listens to them

With equality under fire, International Women’s Day cannot be business as usual

Australia wasn’t the first place where women could vote but it was the first to do this: What Canadian PM Mark Carney got right

Kristi Noem fired by Donald Trump as Homeland Security Secretary

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

40% of teenage boys believe women lie about domestic and sexual violence: new research

Every day MUST be International Women’s Day

“Bridesmaids” cast to appear during Oscars ceremony

Every day MUST be International Women’s Day

With equality under fire, International Women’s Day cannot be business as usual

Australia wasn’t the first place where women could vote but it was the first to do this: What Canadian PM Mark Carney got right

Kristi Noem fired by Donald Trump as Homeland Security Secretary

Two per cent is not progress. It’s a capital warning

Every degree of global warming deepens gender inequality. Here’s what we can do about it.

“I can’t go on the big swings”: One playground moment with my 3yo revealed everything about the gender gap in sport

You know March 8, what about March 1? The question says everything about who feminism centres

‘Treating the floor like the ceiling’: Corporate Australia’s gender equity wins don’t add up

The ‘uberisation’ of part time roles is driving insecurity for women

When the PM called Grace Tame “difficult”, women in business heard a warning

Tanya Plibersek accuses reality show MAFS of platforming coercive control

Don’t “Give to Gain” and get duped again this International Women’s Day!

Thousands gather in Iran for mass funeral of girls killed in US-Israeli strike on school

A performance review live on air? When ‘feedback’ turns into public bullying

Check the fine print: New campaign urges Australians to hold providers to account against financial abuse

‘Let’s just apply together’: The co-CEOs reshaping what leadership looks like

Real change for women in the law must not ignore intersectional discrimination

Julia Gillard: The rollback of women’s rights is being heralded by global leaders. Here’s a chance for advocates to push back

Act of resistance: Iranian women’s football team stay silent for national anthem

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The ‘uberisation’ of part time roles is driving insecurity for women

When the PM called Grace Tame “difficult”, women in business heard a warning

Check the fine print: New campaign urges Australians to hold providers to account against financial abuse

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