http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-27/taskforce-gravely-worried-about-severity-of-domestic-violence/5773418
Author: FLC Admin
Politicians continue to shine at the Ernies – the annual awards for sexist comments in Australian public life
My favourite nomination is the Federal Education Minister Christopher Pyne claiming the rise in HECS would not disproportionately affect women because “they will not be able to earn the high incomes that, say, dentists or lawyers will earn”.
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/private-sydney/private-sydney-politicians-continue-to-shine-at-the-ernies-20140919-10ipbh.html
The biggest source of violence in the world is not war – its violence against women in the home.
http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/bj-rn-lomborg-shows-that–in-terms-of-global-welfare-costs–wars-are-the-least-of-our-problem
Australian attitudes to violence against women still a problem
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-18/charts-attitudes-to-violence-against-women/5750014
"about one woman a week in Australia is killed by her current or former partner – we should be demanding action".
Article by Anne Summers
http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac;jsessionid=EBA188FBD26D8BD80AC5C57A11E9D9F7?sy=afr&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=1month&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=brs&cls=1937&clsPage=1&docID=SMH140913S22V77D23NH
Artist documents cruelty to women and girls in Magdalene Laundries
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-05/rachael-romero-art-magdalene-laundries-cruelty-to-women-girls/5720458
One in ten girls sexually abused, according to UN Report
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-29071073
Extreme gender imbalance continues on Wikipedia
As men continue to write history . . .
Ties between tech companies and the NSA, the military establishment and climate deniers.
Feminists have always been at the forefront of human rights, environmental and peace movements. The challenges continue.
http://pando.com/2014/05/13/emails-showing-googles-closeness-with-the-nsa-director-really-arent-that-surprising/
http://pando.com/2014/03/29/google-apparently-scrubs-military-contractor-partner-listing-after-pando-report/
http://pando.com/2014/08/19/microsoft-cuts-ties-with-right-wing-climate-change-deniers-alec-but-what-about-facebook-google-and-yelp/
Systemic failure to protect Rotherham children from abuse
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-28974336