Coercive control reforms need attitude shift: watchdog
The nation's sex discrimination commissioner has expressed concerns state-based coercive control legislation could be abused.
professional – women general
Ita Buttrose tells media women to persevere with career
Ita Buttrose says she is "not thinking of doing nothing" after leaving the helm of the ABC, a position the doyenne describes as the culmination of her career.
Aussie investors to lobby for gender balance by 2030
Investors want to see more women in leadership roles and more gender diversity issues addressed by the companies they back, according to a survey.
education
history - arts, culture and entertainment
professional - women general
science and technology
Female scientists overlooked in school curriculums
Australian science subjects place an "inaccurate" emphasis on the work of male, European scientists, prompting calls to rework senior school curriculums.
‘We are the glue’: rural women’s network marks 30 years
Women are the glue that holds rural communities together, something the Queensland Rural, Regional and Remote Women's Network is celebrating in its 30th year.
Women, young people wanted to fill 70,000 rail jobs gap
Australia will need thousands more people working on rail over the next five years, with people holding digital skills, women and young workers in high demand.
Girls want coding funds: the push to keep women in tech
Girls and their mothers are being encouraged to take a computer coding course these school holidays as a national review investigates funding STEM support.
Trailblazing Aboriginal activist and barrister honoured
Aboriginal woman Patricia O'Shane will receive a significant honour in recognition of her many achievements in teaching, the law, public service and advocacy.
States mark 100-day countdown for Women’s World Cup
Ahead of the highly-anticipated FIFA Women's World Cup, NSW Premier Chris Minns says the biggest ever women's football event will be "history-making" for NSW.
Record-breaking rower to reach home soil
After spending 238 days at sea on a solo row across the Pacific Ocean, Michelle Lee will finally step foot on land, arriving in Cairns.
Liberals ‘must do better’ bringing in women: Perrottet
The NSW premier says the Liberal Party needs to do better bringing women into its ranks, after falling short of its own target of 40 per cent representation.
Gender equality tracked as one in three men raise doubt
On this International Women's Day, one in three men continue to raise doubts about gender equality while frontline services have outlined their main priorities.
All-female flight crew an Australian first
Women have helmed a Virgin Australia flight that has taken to the skies in celebration of International Women's Day.
Call to support female engineers to avoid mass shortage
Australia could face a shortage of 200,000 engineers by 2040, according to a new report that found women represent just two in 10 engineering students.
Gender pay gap narrows but parity remains elusive
The gap between women's and men's pay has tightened slightly but women are still earning just 87 cents in every dollar earned by men.
Dating apps told to put safety over swipes
Dating app companies could be subject to a legally enforceable industry code of conduct if they do not take concrete steps to improve the safety of users.
Qld cabinet didn’t discuss Mabo for months
Queensland cabinet minutes from 1992 paint a picture of a government trying to reform without "spooking the horses" at a time of momentous social change.
Qld top cop ‘hopes to survive’ scandals
Queensland's police commissioner says she needs more time to fix the culture of sexism, misogyny and racism in the police force after three years in the role.
Qld premier backs cops as DV inquiry ends
The Queensland premier admits the police force has "deep-seated" cultural issues with misogyny, sexism and racism, but those exist throughout society.
Doctors urged to act on racism and sexism
Rural Doctors' Association of Queensland is exploring themes of power and privilege in medicine at its conference in Gladstone.
Enough is enough, Australian women say
A diverse alliance of women are saying 'enough is enough' on International Women's Day as Australians come together to share their stories.
Holgate wins national leadership award
Christine Holgate has won a national award for excellence in women's leadership, two years after she was told to quit her job by Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
After 176 years, NYPD gets female leader
Keechant Sewell, a 23-year policing veteran and "proven crime fighter", is to become the first female head of the New York Police Department.