Advances in reproductive technologies, and contemporary family structures, have turned familial relationships on their head, and human rights law needs to catch up.
New data from Victoria shows that in a quarter of deaths by suicide between 2009 and 2016, the person had experienced family violence before they died.
Religious discrimination laws have been highly controversial in Australia in recent years. Here’s where they started, and where we are now.
Barriers to the engagement of women in peace operations can sustain harmful workplace cultures, scuttle gender equality, and even peace outcomes.
The hidden costs of loneliness can devastate both individuals and society. Learn about its modern roots in a new episode of Monash University's podcast, 'What Happens Next?'.
Single Australian women over 60 are the most likely to live in poverty, earning less than $30,000 a year, and it's taking a heavy emotional toll, with mental distress on the rise.
The bill exposes the culture war within Australia’s biggest religious groups, and runs into constitutional problems.
Heard the one about the Scottish physiotherapist wearing a vulva suit? It’s spawned an international collaboration examining the effectiveness of humour in serious health messaging.
The Australian Republic Movement wants to release a new model for an Australian head of state by the end of the year.
While the pandemic has been a blow to women’s rights, new forms of engagement are opening avenues for women to make their voices heard.
Indigenous Australians recognise that the concept of mental health is more holistic than Western perspectives, and new approaches and voices are needed.
Pioneering research indicates that those with an acquired brain injury are particularly vulnerable to falling victim to online fraud.
Research on the UK's COVID-19 lockdown shows that those who coped best with the challenge have high levels of self-efficacy – a self-belief in their ability to successfully accomplish goals and solve difficult problems.
The rideshare industry has been a public transport phenomenon. George McEncroe has disrupted the industry and taken it to a new level of service with Shebah – Australia's leading all-women rideshare service.
As we (hopefully) start to move out of the grip of the coronavirus pandemic, there's a variety of issues we need to retain in our conversations with, and about, men’s health.
The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing many families back together for dinner, but for others it's harder than ever to put food on the table.
During this time of massive social upheaval, Monash sociologists explore how various community groups are faring.
In this What Happens Next? podcast episode Susan chats to the experts exploring what we could do differently to improve the quality of information and media.
Pokies clubs and other gambling operators have had their charitable contributions exposed by new research.
As Boris Johnson's tactics cause deep rifts within the Conservative Party, the UK faces a Brexit of radical conservatism – and plenty of risks.
New research is examining the evolution of Australian fatherhood and family responsibilities over the past 100 years.
Political science explains three reasons why the Coalition won the 2019 federal election.
If you're confused about the deadlock in the UK over its withdrawal from the European Union, or Brexit, this should help clear some things up.
We need to think about the problems that men and women face not as competing priorities but as part of the same toxic social problem.
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