Is menopause killing women’s work,or is ‘garbage data’ trashing the brand? A Senate inquiry must decide

Is menopause killing women’s work,or is ‘garbage data’ trashing the brand? A Senate inquiry must decide

Claims that large numbers of women are quitting the workforce early because menopause is not supported are unfounded and being pushed as fact,risking women’s economic security,critics say.

  • byWendy Tuohy

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The Olympics are to blame for a vicious culture war – and three women are its casualties

Two women entered the Paris Games ready to compete in the sport they love. Instead,they’ve become pawns in a brutal gender storm – one the IOC could have avoided.

  • byJordan Baker
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What are Australian men talking about in therapy?

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New strategy to target violent offenders as advocates rally for change

New strategy to target violent offenders as advocates rally for change

“As premier,I never want to see another Queensland woman die at the hand of their partner,” Steven Miles said.

  • byCourtney Kruk
I’m a grandmother,not a child carer. I did the job the first time around
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I’m a grandmother,not a child carer. I did the job the first time around

I long ago made it very clear to my adult children that while being a grandmother is something I might enjoy,I would not be participating in exhausting hours of tending to toddlers.

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‘I’d wake up and already be having a panic attack’:The forgotten victims of domestic violence

‘I’d wake up and already be having a panic attack’:The forgotten victims of domestic violence

Studies show girls who grow up in violent homes are more likely to become victims of domestic violence themselves. That was true of Kate.

  • byJordan Baker
Toby gaslighted his wife and manipulated her. Then he crossed a sacred line

Toby gaslighted his wife and manipulated her. Then he crossed a sacred line

It might be a night in a cell or the threat of losing their family,but sometimes violent and controlling men want to change. Unfortunately,help is hard to find.

  • byJordan Baker
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
My father’s confession stunned me. In his mind,he was both the punisher and the victim

My father’s confession stunned me. In his mind,he was both the punisher and the victim

My father never hit my mother or I,but his temper was forever lurking. Then one day,he explained the reason for it all:“I have been punishing your mother.”

  • bySusanne Davies
Babynomics:Is starting a family good for you,or just for the nation?

Babynomics:Is starting a family good for you,or just for the nation?

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