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No clear pathways: What Australian women say is holding back their careers
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (827+ words) The findings from Women's Agenda's 2026 Workplace Visibility Survey, conducted in partnership with Cultivate Sponsorship across April 2026, offer one of the sharpest pictures yet of what is holding women back in Australian workplaces and what organisations can do to better support…...
In a world on fire, Emily in Paris offered the escape we all needed
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (487+ words) by Tarla Lambert-Patel | 8 hours ago There are few modern television shows that have divided women quite like Emily in Paris. Some loathed every wildly impractical outfit, every chaotic workplace decision, every ill-fated love triangle. Others, like me, defended it passionately…...
Elon Musk's X ordered to pay $750k after admitting to breach of child safety laws
3+ day, 40+ min ago (557+ words) by Madeline Hislop | 3 hours ago Elon Musk's social media platform X has been ordered to pay $750, 000 after it admitted to failing to properly respond to questions about online child sexual exploitation and abuse material. The federal court sided with Australia's…...
From receptionist to real estate CEO: Sadhana Smiles on backing yourself before you're ready
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (1225+ words) Sadhana Smiles became the first female CEO of a major real estate franchise back in 2011 and has spent her career advocating for the changes needed to ensure more women can rise to leadership positions. Now the CEO of Real Estate…...
Rethinking maternal care starts with a simple question: who is it built for?
3+ day, 26+ min ago (484+ words) by Tess Robinson | 25 minutes ago There is a quiet assumption embedded in much of modern healthcare, that access follows need. But in pregnancy advice, that's rarely the case. We know that maternal nutrition plays a critical role in both immediate…...
How a white, 70kg man became the default human and shaped a world not built for women
3+ day, 12+ min ago (377+ words) by Rita Nasr | 19 minutes ago At a women's leadership summit a few years ago, I first heard about Reference Man. This week, I was reminded how deeply this male default has shaped a world not built for women. Reference Man…...
73% of mothers feel lonely. Hundreds told us how the 'village' is failing them
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (1048+ words) by Angela Priestley | 2 hours ago When almost three-quarters of mothers report feeling lonely at least a couple of times a month, it's worth asking whether the metaphorical "village" is delivering for parents in 2026. From our recent survey of more than…...
What silence is costing women at work. And why just 'speaking up' isn't the answer
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (985+ words) by Katie Delimon | 2 hours ago When Katie Delimon discovered the man who raised her was not her biological father, the biggest shock of the revelation was actually the silence that followed. She shares how silence follows women everywhere, including those…...
We analysed the Tik Tok history of 142 men to learn about the manosphere
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (1187+ words) by Women's Agenda | 3 hours ago The manosphere has spent years speaking directly to young men's fears and insecurities, building narratives that are fluent, persuasive and hard to counter. Interest in the manosphere has recently surged yet again, with the recent…...
Schools are being blackmailed with explicit AI deepfakes
4+ day, 13+ min ago (572+ words) by Madeline Hislop | 28 minutes ago Experts warn the problem is becoming increasingly serious as AI tools become more sophisticated, accessible and widely used. "The next day, the school receives an email with very real-looking videos, and it's of those girls…...