Gender
Should gender be used to negotiate higher wages for women?
A parliamentary committee publishes a report tomorrow on the wage inequalities between men and women. Currently men earn on average......
Calls for changes to sexist college culture
There have been calls today for an investigation into the alleged culture of sexism and sexual harassment at Sydney’s university......
New alliance calls for wages to be made public
The Equal Pay Alliance says that if wages of men and women are made public it will encourage women to......
Islamic law reforms shift gender balance of power
Gender inequality in traditional interpretations of Islam is widely documented and it’s a problem which is deeply rooted in Islamic......
Australian women pay more tax than their male counterparts
In the time of the coming recession, everyone wants to make their dollar go further, but if you’re a woman......
Million Dollar Pay Gap
You might think women’s income rights have come a long way in the past thirty years but a new study......
When death is the only way out
Imagine being subjected to such abuse at the hands of your husband that you feel you have no way to......
Generations divide on need for climate change action
A new report into climate change has looked not at the science but at the people – what they think......
Women leaders step up, but men still dominate government
Carmen Tebbut became NSW’s first female vice premier today. In the early 20th century, Australia led the world in giving......
Gender Equality – still a thing of the future
Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Borderick, has just completed her Listening Tour of Australia. She found five major issues facing Australian......