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Brittany Higgins appointed Executive Director of Vida Fund as organisation ramps up gender equity campaign

Brittany Higgins has been appointed Executive Director of Vida Fund, taking on a leadership role at the advocacy organisation.

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Misogyny is now networked, algorithmic and profitable. We must confront tech-enabled abuse

Tech-enabled abuse can show up long before the physical violence, writes Dr Lisa Portolan. And yet women are told to “stop being paranoid”.

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Lisa Jane Spencer’s skit was never “edgy comedy”. It’s the most basic, boring, blah racism

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Brittany Higgins appointed Executive Director of Vida Fund as organisation ramps up gender equity campaign

Latest news

From ‘Ditch the Witch’ to inciting rape this is what the normalisation of misogyny looks like

Meet the internet movement trying to tackle the manosphere. It’s called BreadTube

The Serena Williams comeback we didn’t know we needed

I love being self-employed. It also nearly broke me the week my mum died.

Misogyny is now networked, algorithmic and profitable. We must confront tech-enabled abuse

We know exactly why women can’t leave. We just won’t pay to fix it.

Natasha Stott Despoja leads a powerful list of women honoured for service and advocacy

Japan wants babies. Now the first mayor to take maternity leave is testing whether the system can change to make it happen

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

Blood-stained front page sparks global conversation about period poverty

‘Masculinism’ unites the right in the US against women. Is Australia experiencing the same trend?

Gender progress. But boards going backwards on cultural diversity

Misogyny is now networked, algorithmic and profitable. We must confront tech-enabled abuse

We know exactly why women can’t leave. We just won’t pay to fix it.

Natasha Stott Despoja leads a powerful list of women honoured for service and advocacy

Japan wants babies. Now the first mayor to take maternity leave is testing whether the system can change to make it happen

South Korea set to get first female Prime Minister in two decades

For women with disability fleeing violence, NDIS reforms are making safety harder

I walked into court alone and vulnerable. This is the brutal reality for victims of sexual violence in Australia

Unacceptable misogyny: A ‘Ditch the Witch’ billboard targeting Jacinta Allan is all too familiar

Due to ‘commercial reasons’ women like me are unsure we’ll be able to access vital breast cancer medicine

The inbox: The awards, announcements and things to know this week

‘Horrific, unacceptable’: Penny Wong backs activists’ sexual assault allegations

The frustrating reason behind key breast cancer and endometriosis drug being pulled from Australia

Our children already live in a changed climate. They deserve to understand why

In the age of ‘merit’ expecting governments to fund gender equity is not a strategy. But intentional leadership can be

Lisa Jane Spencer’s skit was never “edgy comedy”. It’s the most basic, boring, blah racism

Investing in housing for women and families delivers billions in social and economic returns new report finds

What would it take for Pauline Hanson to become prime minister?

Why hiring may be the biggest blind spot in your AI strategy

How two Australian brothers, aged 9 and 10, became published authors and built a fan base of reluctant readers

‘Toxic culture’: Former ACT Liberals leader Leanne Castley quits party

The cost of care wait times and ‘temporal flexibility penalty’ women suffer

Gender progress. But boards going backwards on cultural diversity

I love being self-employed. It also nearly broke me the week my mum died.

South Korea set to get first female Prime Minister in two decades

From our Partners

‘When will I stop?’ A key question for those on the IVF journey

Inside the CSIRO playbook tackling the barriers holding women back in innovation

‘No clear pathways’: What Australian women say is holding back their careers

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

Events For Women

Free RMIT tech intro workshop: SheHacks

Coaching through rapid change – Sydney Leading edge

Creating safer tech workplaces for women

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