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Margaret Atwood’s words to Afghan women: “Document what is happening”

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Margaret Atwood’s words to Afghan women: “Document what is happening”

Literary icon Margaret Atwood has written a powerful resistance letter to Afghan women: “Document what is happening”

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It’s time to rewrite the story we tell women about alcohol

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Gender pay gaps go public. And the boardrooms of Australia start talking

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Australians want women’s safety prioritised above other global issues

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Good reporting requires courageous whistleblowers. We must protect them

Latest news

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

Balancing dementia care with career

Let’s redirect our IWD energy to the women bearing the weight of war and repression

Jerril Rechter named new CEO of the Australian Sports Foundation

It’s time to rewrite the story we tell women about alcohol

Gender pay gaps go public. And the boardrooms of Australia start talking

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

What is looksmaxxing and why should we be concerned as feminists?

Jackie O ‘cannot work with’ Kyle Sandilands

Margaret Atwood’s words to Afghan women: “Document what is happening”

Margaret Atwood’s words to Afghan women: “Document what is happening”

It’s time to rewrite the story we tell women about alcohol

What is looksmaxxing and why should we be concerned as feminists?

Gender pay gaps go public. And the boardrooms of Australia start talking

New hub launches in NSW to showcase women-owned businesses

Safety warning for domestic violence victim-survivors ahead of national phone alert on 27 July

Australians want women’s safety prioritised above other global issues

The future of ‘ethical AI’ in question following military deal with OpenAI

The trends behind the growing impacts of alcohol on women in Australia

The qualification paradox: Why a postgraduate degree isn’t enough for Australia’s migrant women

From health to retail, largest gender pay gaps revealed by WGEA

‘It’s given me options’: Why I’ve chosen to freeze my eggs

This isn’t just one bad doctor. It’s a culture that protects hierarchy over women

Remembering Professor MaryAnn Bin-Sallik AO

Death toll rises to 165 after US-Israeli strikes on girls school in Iran

First woman to fly to moon lifts off next month

As Trump erodes leadership standards, everyday leaders must step up

Mette Frederiksen calls early Danish election amid tensions over Trump’s Greenland threat

Grace Tame isn’t ‘difficult’. She’s doing the work powerful men won’t.

Hillary Clinton testifies over Epstein files, says Trump should do the same

Politicians say immigration threatens ‘Australian values’, but research shows no one knows exactly what that means

Gender pay gaps go public. And the boardrooms of Australia start talking

New hub launches in NSW to showcase women-owned businesses

From health to retail, largest gender pay gaps revealed by WGEA

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Balancing dementia care with career

‘It’s given me options’: Why I’ve chosen to freeze my eggs

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