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I love you Bailey Smith but not the double standards
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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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This women ‘problem’ is Australia’s great correction

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’

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
New rules to keep racist, sexist place names off the map

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

‘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
No, Google, I meant women’s rugby league, not NRL

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
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‘Game changer’: New software to shield athletes from social media abuse

‘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

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

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

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

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