Gender equality
Young women stand ready to enter politics – despite what they have seen
For the next generation of women looking to enter politics, recent months and years have provided a stark preview of what may lie ahead.
- by Wendy Tuohy
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Gender pay gap
Female CEOs, directors boost company values: report
Shareholders and advocacy groups say research showing a female chief executive adds 5 per cent to a company's value bolsters the case for greater diversity in senior leadership ranks.
- by Jennifer Duke
Opinion
Opinion
What a shame this row has stolen some of Potter magic
Mercifully, children reading her books today aren't privy to the slings and arrows of social media.
- by Alice Vincent
Childcare
Warnings that women will be hardest hit by reintroduction of childcare fees
While the policy shift will be welcomed by many struggling centres, it has concerned childcare advocates, unions and economists.
- by Fergus Hunter and Jennifer Duke
Julia Banks
'Stuck in time': Julia Banks is back to combat political sexism
Having found 'the higher the woman's profile, the greater the level of abuse', the former federal MP is fighting sexist treatment of female politicians.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Coronavirus pandemic
'This is laying the groundwork for some pretty serious poverty for women'
Australian women are suffering more job losses, anxiety and more dire long-term financial damage due to the economic shutdown caused by COVID-19.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Good Weekend
Maggie Siff on power and patriarchy, her Plan B, and life during the pandemic
The Billions actor talks about sadomasochism (on the set), the inevitability of death and how the coronavirus has affected her personally and professionally.
- by Benjamin Law
Childcare
Childcare cost overhaul would be 'kicker' for post-coronavirus recovery
Overhauling the childcare sector to reduce the cost burden on families could help bring more women into the workplace and improve productivity, with leading economists encouraging the government to undertake a wide-ranging review to help boost the post-coronavirus recovery.
- by Jennifer Duke and Fergus Hunter
Style
Mrs America is the fashion history lesson we all need
Personal and political branding is achieved so effectively in Mrs. America through consistent and unspoken uniforms. Sound familiar?
- by Vanessa Friedman
Coronavirus pandemic
Travel boss resigns over 'firm uppercut' comment aimed at ACA host
The head of Australia's peak body for travel agents has resigned after saying ACA host Tracy Grimshaw 'needs to be given a firm uppercut or a slap across the face'.
- by David Estcourt, Paul Sakkal and Samantha Hutchinson
Good Weekend
'There is no room for mediocre women': Madeleine Albright on females and leadership
With a memoir pending, the former US secretary of state talks Trump, COVID-19 and the perils of the Queen Bee syndrome.
- by Celia Walden