Women
Shame on 'slut-shamer' Leyonhjelm

Leyonhjelm's remarks towards Hanson-Young reveal an insidious depth of hatred that promulgates ...  
Gaza marches inspire seeds of resistance

Large scale protesting and the death of an innocent paramedic are lighting the fires of empower ...  
It's time for violent men to take accountability

Men who harbour violent tendencies need to channel their energy into more productive areas and own ...  
Eurydice Dixon: Changing the culture of sexual entitlement

Jane Salmon was assaulted as a young girl. She shares her very personal response to the murder of ...  
Eurydice Dixon: The message for women is clear

In Australia, violence against women and girls is considered an inevitability about which autho ...  
Abortion and the 'free speech' myth

Safe access to abortion clinics has finally been mandated in NSW despite high-profile "free spee ...  
Abkhazia: Honour, shame and violence against women

In the small territory of Abkhazia, cultural stigmas still hold the threat of forced marriage or ...  
The Liberals have a serious women problem — it's time they got over it

While the Liberals may resist gender quotas, they can't ignore the overwhelming evidence that ...  
Unveiling sexual harassment against women in Iran

Iranian women are suffering at the hands of men every day. Johanna Higgs discusses with them their ...  
The Coalition is a boys’ own club

The disendorsement of sitting Liberal National Party member and Assistant Minister Jane Prentice ...  
The crimes of Meghan Markle

Markle's crimes include dating other men before marriage, being ambitious and not fitting the ...  
Kelly O’Dwyer a feminist? Pull the other one

As Minister for Women, Kelly O'Dwyer might be superior to Michaelia Cash and Tony Abbott — but ...  
The #MeToo backlash: When the word 'victim' becomes a weapon

Fundamental to the #MeToo backlash is the weaponisation of the word "victim", used to keep wome ...  
Splendour in the Grass line-up fails to represent female artists

Splendour in the Grass is back... and so is the notorious gender imbalance in music festival ...  
Sexism and the city

Instead of having it all, women have to do it all on their own, in cities that are not designed ...  
Investigation
Comcare: How our workplaces ostracise sexual harassment victims

Luke Williams exposes Australia’s failing complaint systems, services and legal culture when it ...  
What is International Women's Day for?

John Passant discusses the significance of International Women's Day in effecting real change for ...  
International Women's Day: How's that leaving no woman behind thing working out for you?

The breakfasts are over, the cupcakes have been scoffed and the ribbons have been thrown away; ...  

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