Women at work
- Opinion
- Gender pay gap
The conversation women can’t afford to avoid
It’s a curious thing. Australian women are more educated and active in the workforce than ever, yet we’re still reluctant to chat openly about our finances.
- Cherelle Murphy
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Frances Rings just did something no other Australian has. She leads this year’s Trailblazers
From the stage and field, to the frontline battle against violence, these 10 women are helping to shape Australia.
- Helen Pitt, Genevieve Quigley, Melissa Singer and Abby Seaman
- Opinion
- Population
Two top podcasters have identified a global decline. The problem, they say, is women
“A huge amount of men between the age of 15 and 50 will not pass on their genes. They will effectively die out of the gene pool ... Should society intervene?” Steven Bartlett asked last year.
- Katy Hall
- Opinion
- Political expenses
Politicians work damn hard. Let’s be careful about shredding their ‘perks’
We need women in politics. While questions are rightly asked about Anika Wells’ expense claims, the rules were designed to make family life manageable for politicians.
- Alexandra Smith
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- Political leadership
She’s survived the killing season with her leadership intact; now she’s planning her next battle
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley will release new policies to woo back women voters and reverse years of reluctance to fight Labor on industrial relations.
- Paul Sakkal and Jacqueline Maley
- Opinion
- Opinion
‘Piggy’ insults and bananas as gifts? Women’s cool professionalism should have a limit
The first humiliation in my career was also the most low-key. Almost inconsequential. It was just that it kept happening, and I did nothing about it. Kept smiling, kept hating it, kept it to myself.
- Kate Halfpenny
The age when pay equality for women gets much worse
How does the country score on a scale from 0 to 100? A world-first index lays bare the inequalities Australian women face at work – beyond the pay gap.
- Millie Muroi
Never in her wildest dreams did Ita imagine her career would go the way it did
Now 83 and slowed only by her declining mobility, Ita Buttrose remains as sharp and opinionated as ever as she reflects on her six decades in the media.
- Greg Callaghan
Out-of-work women urged to apply for $20m in grants
Women can apply for up to $5000 to support their return-to-work efforts, with the first grants to target those who have been unemployed for more than six months.
- Courtney Kruk
I spent all my younger years trying not to be like my mother. And, yet, here we are
One of the most powerful relationships in our lives is also one of the least understood.
- Jen Vuk