Leading feminist under fire for suggesting US fear propaganda may be used to restrict civil liberties

http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/naomi-wolf-slammed-for-unhinged-conspiracy-theories-20141006-10qq5z.html

Law Firms take up Pay Equity Challenge

http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/news/law-firms-take-up-the-pay-equity-challenge

Parental leave "kiss of death" for female lawyers

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