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Blood-stained front page sparks global conversation about period poverty
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (516+ words) by Madeline Hislop | 11 minutes ago If you opened one of South Africa's biggest newspapers in recent days, you would have been met with a menstrual blood-like stain seeping through the front page, as if the newspaper had been used as…...
Rethinking maternal care starts with a simple question: who is it built for?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (484+ words) by Tess Robinson | 25 minutes ago There is a quiet assumption embedded in much of modern healthcare, that access follows need. But in pregnancy advice, that's rarely the case. We know that maternal nutrition plays a critical role in both immediate…...
Capital'Gains Tax is a feminist issue. Right now women are getting a poor deal
3+ mon, 6+ hour ago (152+ words) by Maiy Azize and Renee Carr | 3 hours ago capital gains taxgender pay gaphousing crisistax reform Not just more Australian babies, but more Australian jokes and Australian BBQs and more Australian everything to "Make Australia" the country it was in the…...
Why thousands of feminist leaders will soon arrive in Melbourne
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (209+ words) by Rita Nasr | 17 minutes ago When over 6, 500 feminist leaders, activists, and changemakers gather in Naarm (Melbourne) from April 27-30 for the Women Deliver 2026 Conference, they will be confronting an uncomfortable truth: climate change is not just an environmental crisis; it's also…...
Hate is being sown into the fabric of our society. It's up to us to refuse to accept it
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (464+ words) by Rita Nasr | 2 hours ago Does anyone else feel like they are living in Back to the Future II or is it just me? I start my day catching up on world news. Sure, my mental and physical health would…...
Period pain and heavy bleeding cost the Australian economy billions every year in lost productivity: study
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (995+ words) by Women's Agenda | 12 hours ago While period pain and heavy menstrual bleeding are common, they're often dealt with privately. Yet they take a profound toll on a person's health " and finances. Now, our new study has calculated how much these…...
'Even our strongest are human': Hero police officer Amy Scott diagnosed with breast cancer
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (539+ words) by Brianna Boecker | 6 hours ago Hero police officer Amy Scott has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer. NSW Police Inspector Scott is praised for stopping the Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing attacker Joel Cauchi on April…...
From violence to sexism, the manosphere is doing real-world'harm
6+ mon, 6+ hour ago (1026+ words) by Women's Agenda | 17 hours ago There's a lot of debate around the extent to which the manosphere is playing out in young people's lives and relationships. Some suggest claims about its malevolence are misplaced. Others think just because something happens…...
The workplace was perfect'until women showed up?
7+ mon, 6+ hour ago (237+ words) by Rita Nasr | 2 hours ago Last week, the New York Times, the same paper that once prided itself on journalistic integrity, decided to ask the question: "Did Women Ruin the Workplace? . No, this isn't satire. This was a real headline,…...
The first-of-its-kind program keeping women out of prison
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (729+ words) by Nicole Yade | 3 hours ago But maybe stubbornly, those attitudes and stigma just urged us on. Since 1977, The Women's and Girls' Emergency Centre (WAGEC) has worked with some of the most marginalised women in our community. In keeping with our…...