Despite the power and significance of volunteering, there remain barriers for some people to offer their services.
New research has revealed persistent barriers that continue to thwart the political ambitions of young women from standing for election.
Despite evidence that street harassment is arguably the most pervasive to women’s safety in public places, very little is known about its prevalence or patterns.
Australia has leapt to 26th in the 2023 World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, but we’re still behind countries such as New Zealand and Rwanda.
A new report highlights where more work needs to be done regarding migrant women working in Victorian local councils.
While it’s positive to see recognition from the Commonwealth government that the existing Family Violence Provision safety net needs changing, piecemeal intervention won’t go far enough to address underlying structural conditions that undermine women’s searches for safety.
The opening rounds of the AFL season have shown that, 30 years after Nicky Winmar’s defiant stance against racism, not much has changed.
This week on Monash University’s ‘What Happens Next?’ podcast, a live panel of experts in Australian politics and gender discuss the issues around gender equality and women's safety.
Creating opportunities for all women and addressing unsafe political culture is critical to increasing migrant women’s political engagement in Australia.
We must take heed of what those with lived experiences are calling for in Australia’s policy commitment to end the national crisis of violence against women.
A new cross-industry project highlights the experiences and difficulties faced by Korean diaspora domestic and family violence victim-survivors in Australia.
A new report calls for a whole-of-system response that sees women who are misidentified as predominant aggressors having their own safety needs acknowledged and addressed.
Moderated by Dr Susan Carland, the panel discussion ‘Racism: It stops with…..?’, brought together some of the foremost leaders working to understand and battle racism today. Listen to part one of the conversation now.
A new survey paints a picture of the lives of migrant women and refugees in Australia before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Migrants’ skills mismatching results in a $1.25 billion hit to Australia’s economy. Here’s how it happens, and why it’s so hard to tackle.
Short-term measures don't address the fundamental systemic issues that lead these vulnerable women into danger.
Unpacking where the money’s going, and what it means for you and the post-COVID recovery.
Nepali temporary migrants have been acutely affected by the COVID pandemic due to their concentration in casualised, precarious work in the healthcare, hospitality and services industries.
Higher education is failing to equip future corporate captains with the skills needed to implement the United Nations' SDGs, but there's a way forward.
Like the US, Australia’s "massage parlours" are reliant on the prostitution, fetishisation and trafficking of Asian women.
While Australians demand change, the silence from Canberra on violence against women and gender inequality is a national shame.
Gender equality for all women, and a world free of discrimination, is far from being reached, even in the world's most advantaged countries.
For this year's International Women’s Day, we celebrate Monash Education's leading women researchers, highlighting the challenges they faced in reaching the top of their fields.
While all Australians have been affected by the pandemic, there’s clear evidence of an asymmetry along gender lines.
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