Women Die From Heart Attacks More Often Than Men. Here’s Why
The good news is that 80% of heart attacks and strokes can be prevented by lifestyle changes, but when heart attacks do occur, fewer women than men survive the first… Read more »
Category: Inequity
Former judge appointed to oversee unification of Family, Federal Circuit Courts
While the Senate has rejected the merger of the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court, former judge the Honourable Dr Chris Jessup QC has been engaged to oversee development of… Read more »
ParentsNext provider urged staff not to grant medical exemptions, ex-employee says
Exclusive: PeoplePlus told staff not to exempt those with medical certificates ‘but go easy on them’ Source: ParentsNext provider urged staff not to grant medical exemptions, ex-employee says | Australia… Read more »
What’s in the 2019 Budget for women? Very little which isn’t surprising
What the 2019-20 budget doesn’t include is telling. There is nothing in it to address the growing inequality in Australia and little for women. Source: What’s in the 2019 Budget… Read more »
A show of force: Record crowd watches Adelaide’s second AFLW flag
The crowd figure at Adelaide Oval for Sunday’s AFLW grand final – won by Adelaide by 45 points – is believed to be the largest attendance at a stand-alone women’s… Read more »
Women’s Pain Is Different From Men’s—the Drugs Could Be Too
Men and women can’t feel each other’s pain. Literally. We have different biological pathways for chronic pain, which means pain-relieving drugs that work for one sex might fail in the… Read more »
Declaration on Women’s Sex-Based Rights Tickets, Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 7:00 PM
Join Dr. Sheila Jeffreys, Dr. Heather Brunskell-Evans, and Maureen O’Hara for an evening in defense of women’s human rights. On March 15, the Women’s Human Rights Campaign is launching The… Read more »
‘I can’t help but worry’: Sydney woman’s battle to get out of ParentsNext
Lucy Timu learned she had been placed on the compulsory employment scheme when she was five months’ pregnant. Currently the subject of a Senate inquiry, ParentsNext is a compulsory pre-employment… Read more »
The formidable women you won’t hear about on International Women’s Day
When culturally and linguistically communities don’t get their fair share of disability resources, women are the ones who pick up the slack. Source: The formidable women you won’t hear about… Read more »
As working women we have been short-changed. It’s not our problem alone to fix
Women are expected to happily toil away at home and in the office, only to see their salary eaten up by childcare and tax Source: As working women we have… Read more »