http://www.australasianlawyer.com.au/news/parental-leave-kiss-of-death-for-female-lawyers-192511.aspx
Global Warming and Global Warring
http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2014/9/25/global_warming_and_global_warring
Emma Watson attacked for identifying as a feminist
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/09/22/emma_watson_attacked_after_un_speech_on_feminism_4chan_users_threaten_to.html
Study finds link between use of paracetamol in pregnancy and ADHD in children
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0108210
Police are overwhelmed by domestic violence in Queensland
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-27/taskforce-gravely-worried-about-severity-of-domestic-violence/5773418
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