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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...

“It’s important to remember that this happened by accident”. Chanel Contos stares into space, as she tries to explain what...

In the first week, it was odd. By the second week, irritating. But by the third week of this uninspiring...

Around the time Fred Smith took a selfie standing at the “arse end of a C-130” bound for Kabul, just...

A tweet doing the rounds last weekend noted its almost fifty years since a touring Frank Sinatra touched off an...

There is extraordinary power in the emotions surfacing in women around Australia right now. The power of this moment is...

When Enid Lyons and Dorothy Tangney stepped over the threshold into Parliament House in 1943 they were late. Not by...

Let’s be frank. Gladys Berejiklian’s singledom and childlessness is an advantage. That’s an unfortunate fact and an uncomfortable admission. But true. Parents know it. Women know it.

Virginia Haussegger AM is an award-winning journalist and communications specialist, with over 25 years’ experience in news media. She recently transitioned to a new role at IGPA, the Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra, where she is an Adjunct Professor.