Sexism
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I love you Bailey Smith but not the double standards
Why do men behaving badly get second chances while women in similar circumstances get piled on?
- by Kate Halfpenny
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Australia votes
This women ‘problem’ is Australia’s great correction
The teal independents were dismissed as shallow, hypocritical “fakes”. Their success is a direct response to the years of women being taken for granted.
- by Julia Baird
Tayla Harris on the importance of passion, advocacy and why we need to ‘be kind’
The AFLW star is the subject of a new documentary about her fight against online trolls and her extraordinary career thus far.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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Regional Australia
New rules to keep racist, sexist place names off the map
New rules will prevent derogatory names being given to places across Victoria amid a push to celebrate women and include more Aboriginal languages in the titles of new streets and suburbs.
- by Benjamin Preiss
‘We’ve given them a pathway to speak’: AFL says sorry to female umpires
The AFL have apologised to female umpires after a leaked research report showed they experience sexism and harassment.
- by Peter Ryan
Opinion
Women's Premiership
No, Google, I meant women’s rugby league, not NRL
The national women’s rugby league competition is growing in popularity, but that won’t help you find out about it online.
- by Marnie Vinall
‘Game changer’: New software to shield athletes from social media abuse
In what is believed to be a world first, the A-Leagues have rolled out new software which uses machine-learning technology to stop any abusive comments from being seen by the players they are directed towards - and their thousands of followers.
- by Vince Rugari
Help! I feel I’m being taken advantage of at work because of my age
As a frustrated young employee finds she’s paid less and expected to be away most weeks, Dr Kirstin Ferguson has some advice for protecting your interests.
- by Dr Kirstin Ferguson
Honey’s sexist taunt spotlights ‘two playing fields’ in WA politics
The affront to the state’s female Health Minister is exactly why Australian women avoid political careers, commentator says; but the aftermath has been cause for hope.
- by Hamish Hastie
Calling time on the (never-ending) open season on working mothers
Whether in the form of a not-so subtle remark at the school gate, in the workplace or online, professional women are still stigmatised as “bad” mothers, research has found, and as International Women’s Day strives to #BreakTheBias, prominent voices are calling it out.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Pope gives fathers working at Vatican three-day paternity leave
The paltry Vatican policy for dads drew criticism on social media, with one person saying it was only enough time needed to learn how to properly install a car seat.
- by Nicole Winfield