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Hear Virginia on Future Woman with Helen McCabe

The chaps from ASIO were hiding across the road from the Canning Street house in Ainslie. None of the eight...

I once rang a convent of catholic nuns in Melbourne, to ask if the Sister in charge might have a...

So Jodie Haydon said ‘yes’, right at a time when women around the globe are increasingly saying ‘no’ to marriage....

Oh, they were mad! Furious. Those wild ‘women’s libbers’. Noisy as hell and heading for the Canberra Times, driven by...

There is a fabulous moment in the history of the Canberra Women’s Movement when over a hundred furious feminists barged...

It must have surprised the Burmese family strolling up Mount Painter, on the outskirts of Cook, when the solo walker...

What is feminine power? It’s not a trick question. But think about it too long, and soon you’re caught in...

Brace yourself for a barrage of silly slogans and cutesy cupcakes. International Women’s Day is on the way and as...

The Woman President: Leadership, Law and Legacy for Women Based on Experiences from South and Southeast Asia Ramona Vijayarasa Oxford University Press

Let’s get this out of the way first. The one-minute video of Australia’s new Ambassador for Gender Equality, Stephanie Copus...

If you can’t hear the echo of women’s anger leaking out of Iran right now, or feel the rumble of...

What is a 13-year-old daughter worth? For Khorsheed, a desperate Afghan mother, the meagre sum of $US670 seemed sadly acceptable....

What does a woman do with a mallet? A friend of mine has just made one. It’s large, wooden and...