The PALM scheme has some problematic elements, and there are mixed feelings about it within Pacific Island countries.
A domestic violence disclosure scheme is a resource people can check to find out if a particular person has a documented history of domestic violence, but how well does it work?
It’s a “national crisis”, and almost $1 billion of initiatives have been announced to combat it, but these measures don’t address the foundational issues that have seen gendered violence marginalised.
One in seven Australians say they’ve engaged in tech-based workplace harassment – and it’s often designed to offend, humiliate and distress the victim.
New research indicates living with daughters can help lower gender wellbeing inequality in old age. But it also hints at the enduring influence of culture.
For the first time since gender identity was added to the Sex Discrimination Act, it’s being tested in court. At its heart, the case looks at the rights and recognition of transgender people.
New research has revealed persistent barriers that continue to thwart the political ambitions of young women from standing for election.
Influenza vaccines are recommended annually, but there’s now an increasing number of different vaccine types. Here’s what to know about this year’s shots.
Religious discrimination laws have been highly controversial in Australia in recent years. Here’s where they started, and where we are now.
What does the future hold for the millions of women left to work in Asia’s agriculture sector battling a climate in collapse?
Despite ongoing efforts over the past decade, there’s still a noticeable gap in getting women into these top roles in Malaysia’s private sector.
The PR industry is being rebadged, but the history it tells omits the key role women have played, and many of its milestones and missteps.
In assessing Scott Morrison’s prime ministership, several factors need to be taken into account. On many of them, his record is poor.
The naming, for the first time, of specific companies, not just industries, and what they pay their male and female workers, is set to pressure employers to take action.
Months of painstaking negotiations, mediated by the US, Egypt and Qatar, have led to a new package deal that the two sides are now weighing up.
New research shows that for people living with long COVID and intimate partner violence, each was exacerbated by the other and services were inadequate.
2023 was a watershed year for women’s reproductive rights in Australia, but the cost of contraception and abortion services remains too high.
Domestic violence can increase amid bushfires, but Australia has a poor track record of responding to it. With a hot summer ahead, authorities are warned to prepare.
There’s plenty of evidence showing how social media use can affect youth mental health, but studies often omit the developing countries of the global south.
Gender-based violence is a national crisis, one the university sector is not immune from, and we need to step up now.
The federal government’s announcement of $3.5 million to fund a healthy masculinities project trial is promising, but lacks detail on precisely how the funds will be used, and what will inform the programs.
A new United Nations report, informed by Monash academic Bebe Loff’s research, offers a practical and evidence-based roadmap for preventing and helping eradicate femicides worldwide.
This new war with Israel will provide no solution to the deeply-rooted problems of Gaza. Instead, it’s destined to exacerbate the terrible situation of Gaza’s residents.
The new premier has a great deal of experience in politics, but inherits the premiership with the state facing a series of major economic problems.
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