Women's Agenda

While this budget provides only modest assistance, we’ve seen far too many budgets where single mother families have been the target of destructive cuts. Toni Wren shares more on what we can do to make sure the voices of single mothers are heard. https://lnkd.in/gYA8pEX2 #FederalBudget #SingleMothers

The election is officially on — and we will cover it fiercely. The next five weeks will be a real test of our democracy and our resolve on misinformation, fearmongering and culture wars. Here are some of the early promises being made.

With the election now?called for May 3rd, one of the big questions is whether Labor will consider making key concessions to form a minority government with Teal Independents and others if needed. Tarla Lambert-Patel sat down with Minister for Women and Finance, Katy Gallagher to ask her if she's open to compromise, as well as the policy solutions she wants to pursue for women if re-elected. Full story below ?? https://lnkd.in/gqBhNFCe

Former police officer Kristian White won’t be spending any time in jail over the tasering death of 95-year-old great-grandmother Clare Nowland. Full story below ?? https://lnkd.in/gbmUciAc

Th federal election has been called. The campaign will be a real test of our democracy. It will test our resolve on misinformation and populist fearmongering. It will be a battle for attention, with politicians doing everything possible to get their message in front of audiences. For women, the consequences are real. Angela Priestley shares this piece on why the campaign and the ultimate outcomes will be seriously consequential for Australian women, especially at a time when women’s rights globally are under attack. #FederalElection2025 https://lnkd.in/g2w5pMWA

Straight out of the 1970s, Nigel. ??♀? https://lnkd.in/gSm4ZjTF

Three male GPs, six different oral contraception prescriptions, three psychologists, and one validating female GP later, and I had a referral to a gynaecologist. No one deserves to live with endo pain, but all too many still do. I am turning my pain into a passion for change, and I want to inspire other women living with endometriosis to do the same, writes Rachel Hosking. Full story: https://lnkd.in/g6Nx4UXr

Large employers will soon be required to select and make progress on gender equality targets after the federal parliament passed new changes.? Workplace Gender Equality Agency CEO Mary Wooldridge says the targets are designed to ensure employers are publicly accountable to take action on gender equality. “While many employers are making great progress on gender equality, there is also a large group of employers who are not,”?Wooldridge said on Thursday. “By introducing a target setting requirement, Australia is ensuring large employers are publicly accountable to take action and make demonstrable progress towards gender equality.” https://lnkd.in/gNiJpaa3

Men in local leadership roles are not aware of gender biases within various forms of leadership,?new research?by the University of South Australia has revealed.?Due to this unawareness, they are less likely to challenge dominant and biased stereotypes compared to women. “When we asked the men about gender bias, they didn’t believe that it existed for women or men leaders. And because of that, they couldn’t deconstruct these ideas to understand how they functioned and impacted people in the workplace," Dr Lynette Washington. Full story ?? ? https://lnkd.in/gPairj8C #GenderBias #WomenInLeadership

While waving a dead fish in the Senate, Sarah Hanson-Young accused the federal government of having “stitched up” a deal with the Opposition to “gut out environmental laws… all in the name of a toxic, polluting salmon industry”. https://lnkd.in/gcn6kdeV