Women
Calls for reform to deal with violence in group homes
There have been calls for national regulation of support workers after evidence of abuse reported at a public hearing of......
Women’s rights in Indonesia
Indonesia is a tricky place to legislate, with tribal councils often over-riding national laws. This can cause problems, especially related......
New program to help male domestic violence perpetrators
The NSW government is funding a new program that will take a new approach to tackling domestic violence. Instead of......
Domestic violence and the migrant experience
Domestic violence in Australia is finally receiving some attention and recognition as a public issue. While there are calls for......
Starvation, domestic violence, trauma: life for many Afghan women
Afghan people are continuing to escape rural, war-torn areas into increasingly overcrowded urban centres. But many of these urban centres......
All talk and little action on workplace gender equality
Most employers have good intentions regarding the creation of gender equality in their workplaces, but are unsure of how to......
Pressing pause on menopause
Every woman goes through it, so why is no-one talking about it? The experts say even women going through menopause......
Will quotas be the answer to gender imbalance?
A few days on from the Labor party’s announcement that women fill 50 per cent of the organisations positions by......
Safety of women a concern in Nepal
Negative cultural attitudes toward widows and women-headed households have been well-documented in Nepal, but a new report by Oxfam shows......
The cruelty of holding the purse strings
Financial abuse is less talked about than physical abuse within relationships but it can have a devastating effect on a......