Why teenage boys need kindness,not harsher discipline
Opinion
Education

Why teenage boys need kindness,not harsher discipline

Combating toxic masculinity in our schools doesn’t require tough love,it needs connection and strong relationships.

  • byKate Hadley

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One in three think women use sex assault claims to ‘get back at men’

One in three think women use sex assault claims to ‘get back at men’

A national survey has revealed a backlash in attitudes to women since the #MeToo movement – but one expert says the “deeply concerning” results could indicate progress.

  • byWendy Tuohy
When a man opens a door for me,I have a feminist malfunction
Opinion
Feminism

When a man opens a door for me,I have a feminist malfunction

I smile politely while doing an internal dance of,“chivalry is good”,“chivalry is outdated”,debating whether to enter the lift first.

  • byCherie Gilmour
Fathers are now copping the ‘motherhood penalty’. I,for one,am not gloating
Opinion
Workplace

Fathers are now copping the ‘motherhood penalty’. I,for one,am not gloating

For the health of men,women,kids and the economy,ideas of Australian workplace masculinity must at least try to keep up.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Male-made technology is ruining women’s lives – we need a Bumble revolution

Male-made technology is ruining women’s lives – we need a Bumble revolution

Smart home devices,smart cars,unregulated social media sites:these technologies are making women’s lives worse,not better.

  • byDana McKay
‘Your boobs are too big’:It’s no surprise expert women don’t want to go on TV
Opinion
Opinion

‘Your boobs are too big’:It’s no surprise expert women don’t want to go on TV

Baiting prominent women with abuse designed to degrade – or exit – them has taken on the dimensions of a national sport. It’s despicable and it needs to stop.

  • byWendy Tuohy
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This broken policy has put the brakes on gender equity

This broken policy has put the brakes on gender equity

Spare a thought for the women missing out on the free cupcakes (however stale) because they have been blocked from returning to work after having children,a result of poorly designed government policies.

  • byAngela Jackson
‘Doesn’t go away like a bruise’:Confronting videos from AFL stars used to stamp out abuse in local footy
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AFL 2023

‘Doesn’t go away like a bruise’:Confronting videos from AFL stars used to stamp out abuse in local footy

The AFL will distribute videos featuring Indigenous Hawthorn star Chad Wingard,retired Richmond premiership hero Bachar Houli and Carlton AFLW champion Darcy Vescio as part of a campaign to eliminate racial,religious,gender and sexuality-based abuse and discrimination from local footy.

  • byMichael Gleeson
Trolls are vile,but DFAT should never have posted this video

Trolls are vile,but DFAT should never have posted this video

Australia’s new Ambassador for Gender Equality endured savage and misogynistic trolls in response to her introductory video.

  • byVirginia Haussegger
Actor Whelan Browne files complaint for sex discrimination,harassment

Actor Whelan Browne files complaint for sex discrimination,harassment

The actor alleges her former employer on the Rocky Horror Show breached its duty of care.

  • byOlivia Ireland
Is the nipple finally free? Not if censorship of Sara is any guide

Is the nipple finally free? Not if censorship of Sara is any guide

A new approach to what women can show of their bodies on the world’s biggest social media platforms may be on the way. But for now,nipples are not the only female body part to be regularly taken down.

  • byWendy Tuohy