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How losing her two-year-old son Joe gave Elouise Massa the courage to enter politics

Elouise Massa has announced she will contest the seat of Manly, saying she has found a new sense of courage since her son Joe died.

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We’re still getting it wrong with the ‘you can’t be what you can’t see’ line

It’s perfectly OK to aspire to be what you can’t see. Becoming the leader we are not currently seeing may just produce the results we need.

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Australia is taking aim at social media algorithms. Could it help protect women and girls?

The federal government will target social media algorithms in new legislation that will give Australians a choice over the content they see.

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‘Not just safe from you. Safer because of you’: The message boys need to hear from their headmaster

“I want every young woman who encounters a Joe Boy to be safer because you are there — not merely safe from you, safer because of you.”

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Unpaid household labour (mostly done by women) is worth $1 trillion. So why don’t we count it?

Australians spend 26 hours on unpaid household labour each week, an effort that would be worth $1 trillion.

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Proposed laws would let you opt out of social media algorithms. An expert explains

Australia’s proposed digital duty of care laws could push social media platforms to take more responsibility online.

Can Australian businesses legally ban customers from using smart glasses?

Cancer care exercise delivers a $3 return for every $1 invested. So why can’t more Australians access it?

How Karen Alexander turned her anger into leadership in the environmental movement

Gloria Steinem spent 50 years proving the readers were there

The smartest technology is quietly taking things off our minds (and who doesn’t need that?)

Smart glasses put women and girls at risk. Why is Australia refusing to ban them?

What our family learned about the price of leaving dads out

A life of fierce activism and optimism: Gloria Steinem remembered as a giant of feminism

‘Gender balance doesn’t happen by accident’: What women leaders say needs to change

Women in business face a scaling cliff that’s costing Australia

Why worsening climate conditions could mean more violence for women and girls

‘I f—king pumped that c—’: Backlash grows against NSW Police in wake of new footage

‘I won’t rest until we bury him’: Ray Hadley admits deep animosity towards Alan Jones

Dogged persistence: How women shaped and protected gender pay gap transparency

Save your attention: Remember this Instagram hack

What one mother’s death reveals about health equity in Australia

The vacant Central Coast aged care facility transformed to help women facing homelessness

‘Feminisation of curriculum’ to blame for rise of manosphere in Australia: Matt Canavan

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‘Gender balance doesn’t happen by accident’: What women leaders say needs to change

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Women in business face a scaling cliff that’s costing Australia

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Three women-founded Aussie companies nominated for prestigious Prix Galien Awards

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The taxpayer-backed AI startup leaving Australia, as women’s health founders push to stay

Latest news

My uterus has wrecked my mental health for two decades. At 36, I’m finally evicting it.

Medical gaslighting: Women should not have to fight to be believed

One Nation’s plan to make Australian women poorer in retirement

The Aussie mum who became a living donor to give her daughter a second chance at life

‘Not just safe from you. Safer because of you’: The message boys need to hear from their headmaster

Unpaid household labour (mostly done by women) is worth $1 trillion. So why don’t we count it?

Proposed laws would let you opt out of social media algorithms. An expert explains

Can Australian businesses legally ban customers from using smart glasses?

Podcast: Why it’s time to quit being nice

How losing her two-year-old son Joe gave Elouise Massa the courage to enter politics

We’re still getting it wrong with the ‘you can’t be what you can’t see’ line

Australia is taking aim at social media algorithms. Could it help protect women and girls?

‘Not just safe from you. Safer because of you’: The message boys need to hear from their headmaster

Unpaid household labour (mostly done by women) is worth $1 trillion. So why don’t we count it?

Proposed laws would let you opt out of social media algorithms. An expert explains

Can Australian businesses legally ban customers from using smart glasses?

Cancer care exercise delivers a $3 return for every $1 invested. So why can’t more Australians access it?

How Karen Alexander turned her anger into leadership in the environmental movement

Gloria Steinem spent 50 years proving the readers were there

The smartest technology is quietly taking things off our minds (and who doesn’t need that?)

Smart glasses put women and girls at risk. Why is Australia refusing to ban them?

What our family learned about the price of leaving dads out

A life of fierce activism and optimism: Gloria Steinem remembered as a giant of feminism

‘Gender balance doesn’t happen by accident’: What women leaders say needs to change

Women in business face a scaling cliff that’s costing Australia

Why worsening climate conditions could mean more violence for women and girls

‘I f—king pumped that c—’: Backlash grows against NSW Police in wake of new footage

‘I won’t rest until we bury him’: Ray Hadley admits deep animosity towards Alan Jones

Dogged persistence: How women shaped and protected gender pay gap transparency

Save your attention: Remember this Instagram hack

What one mother’s death reveals about health equity in Australia

The vacant Central Coast aged care facility transformed to help women facing homelessness

‘Feminisation of curriculum’ to blame for rise of manosphere in Australia: Matt Canavan

‘Gender balance doesn’t happen by accident’: What women leaders say needs to change

Women in business face a scaling cliff that’s costing Australia

Three women-founded Aussie companies nominated for prestigious Prix Galien Awards

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The Aussie mum who became a living donor to give her daughter a second chance at life

The smartest technology is quietly taking things off our minds (and who doesn’t need that?)

Who should carry our baby? The path to parenthood for same-sex couples

Podcast: Why it’s time to quit being nice

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