gender equality

Women are a powerful force in transforming communities when they have access to resources and decision-making spaces to claim their rights.

A new international development policy is the first long-term initiative of its kind that Australia has pursued in a decade.

Australia’s Pacific aid will push to create local employment and boost the domestic economies of the country’s island neighbours.

Gender equality has long been viewed as a cause primarily benefiting women. However, the truth is it will positively impact everyone.  It not only breaks down barriers for women but also liberates men from harmful stereotypes, ultimately fostering a more inclusive and equitable society.  Future Women’s Change Makers program, developed in consultation with Kate Jenkins, […]

Government to give serious consideration to initiatives tackling the disadvantage and inequality everyday Australians are experiencing.

Mark Dreyfus and Katy Gallagher have issued a joint statement to mark the end of Jenkins’ seven-year term as sex discrimination commissioner.

Men outnumber women by two-to-one on bikes in Australia. It’s time more women were involved in planning new bike paths and protected lanes.

Shy, industrious, humble — all the superlatives of an acceptable migrant and high-performing public servant apply to Xiaoyan Lu.

Tracking the numbers of women in STEMM areas is key to assessing the APS’s progress in rectifying the gendered digital divide.

There are structural and cultural roadblocks facing APS women that will not budge if there is an organisational preoccupation with parents.

February often feels like the month when the year really begins. January passes before we have time to pronounce each syllable. Resolutions and grand professional plans are made, and lost, or perhaps placed to the wayside. And suddenly, we’re in February, working out how we can finally take them on before careers stall, people quit, […]

Australia’s new ambassador for gender equality, Stephanie Copus Campbell, has faced online abuse after posting a video to Twitter.