I’m a retired nurse and academic. I’m also a sex worker

I’m a retired nurse and academic. I’m also a sex worker

Slut-shaming kept me in the closet for 20 years. It’s time to reclaim my story.

  • byHilary Caldwell

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Australians average 13.3 sexual partners in a lifetime. That doesn’t seem like many to me

Australians average 13.3 sexual partners in a lifetime. That doesn’t seem like many to me

We have the world’s second-highest average for sexual partners,but the war terminology young men are using to describe their “number” concerns me.

  • byLaura Roscioli
What the hell is wrong with men? Yes,it’s a multiple-choice question

What the hell is wrong with men? Yes,it’s a multiple-choice question

It’s a question that researchers and,let’s face it,women,have been asking for decades.

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness
I regularly travel for work. Why do people keep asking who’s looking after my child?
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Parenting

I regularly travel for work. Why do people keep asking who’s looking after my child?

These questions are no doubt benign in their intention. But my husband also travels for work,and I’m willing to bet no one asks him who has our daughter.

  • byMelissa Singer
Nine’s newly appointed news boss admits culture of power games

Nine’s newly appointed news boss admits culture of power games

Fiona Dear addressed a growing staff revolt in the television newsroom over allegations of lecherous and toxic behaviour by her predecessor Darren Wick.

  • byJordan Baker andJacqueline Maley
When they cater for women,even the menu is misogynist

When they cater for women,even the menu is misogynist

They put the MEN in menu and served chicken feed to a room full of chicks. Who’d dare cater for men with these ballerina rations?

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness
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Want MPs to support abuse victims? Maybe don’t threaten them with jail time

Want MPs to support abuse victims? Maybe don’t threaten them with jail time

If we want to make the silence of Parliament House bystanders a prosecutable offence,we must also ask:who are we at risk of silencing in the process?

  • byMadison Griffiths
Plibersek names the enemies:deepfake porn,anti-feminist algorithms,the manosphere

Plibersek names the enemies:deepfake porn,anti-feminist algorithms,the manosphere

Plibersek warns parents about the malicious influence of artificial intelligence.

  • byOlivia Ireland
The overhaul that Australian workplace culture urgently needs
Opinion
Opinion

The overhaul that Australian workplace culture urgently needs

Pregnancy discrimination is not only still occurring,its incidence appears to be increasing.

  • byThe Herald's View
‘You’ll bankrupt the business’:Pregnant workers made redundant

‘You’ll bankrupt the business’:Pregnant workers made redundant

Workers’ legal centres have recorded a rise in discrimination complaints by pregnant and parent workers as those carers are targeted in the cost of living crunch.

  • byAmber Schultz
Study every death,tackle alcohol:DV commissioner’s urgent advice

Study every death,tackle alcohol:DV commissioner’s urgent advice

As new analysis shows federal spending on family,domestic and sexual violence has soared from $2 million to $644 million over the last 10 years,experts are asking for better evidence and more action.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos