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Women spent years learning not to apologise at work. Now AI is undoing it all.
22+ hour, 16+ min ago (700+ words) by Vikki Maver | 4 hours ago For 20 years, I've been telling the women in my training rooms to stop softening their language at work. That means deleting every unnecessary "just wondering if', every "sorry to bother you' and every "hope that's…...
After a loss on birthright citizenship, Trump targets pregnant women
22+ hour, 20+ min ago (691+ words) by Madeline Hislop | 36 minutes ago After losing a bid to end birthright citizenship, the Trump administration had directed its focus into a new plan to block pregnant foreign women from entering the US." According to supporters of Trump, the proposal…...
Australia's AI plan will fail women unless it's designed with them in mind
21+ hour, 59+ min ago (388+ words) by Caitlin Mcgrane and Rys Farthing | 2 minutes ago Discussions about AI are happening everywhere, from ASX100 board rooms to local council planning committees to primary school drop off zones. And they're all needed. These technologies are entering everyday life fast, and…...
Victoria bans the misuse of NDAs in workplace sexual harassment cases putting victim survivors back in control
23+ hour, 47+ min ago (486+ words) by Gabrielle Williams | 25 minutes ago When a woman experiences sexual harassment at work, their first thought shouldn't be, "Will I have to stay silent? . Their focus should be accessing the support they need. Her employer's focus should be dealing with…...
The hidden risks of grey'market peptides " why women face greater danger
1+ day, 19+ min ago (723+ words) by Women's Agenda | 33 minutes ago Unregulated peptides are a gamble for anyone who takes them. But for women, a combination of biological, hormonal and anatomical factors stacks the risk higher still, writes Adam Taylor, Lancaster University and Michelle Swainson, Lancaster…...
Historic $1 million gift to turbocharge Pink Elephants' miscarriage support
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (480+ words) by Samantha Payne | 12 minutes ago For the last 10 years, we have shown up consistently, every single day, to build that very circle for every Australian experiencing early pregnancy loss. We have earned our place as a deeply trusted support and…...
It's been a wild 15 years of paid parental leave. We must protect what's been achieved
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (334+ words) by Jane Austen | 14 minutes ago My first child was born in 2016. And because for many people parenting and family policy is quickly forgotten once your baby era is over, I just want to take a little walk down memory lane....
I was surveilled for defending Victoria's forests. There's been no apology, and still no accountability
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (710+ words) by Sarah Rees | 2 minutes ago Sarah Rees has spent more than 20 years defending the Central Highlands" Mountain Ash forests. She"s seen the water change, the trucks roll through, and a private investigator on her family. Here"s why she…...
I'm a mother, a paediatrician, an Australian. Don't tell me I don't belong.
2+ day, 30+ min ago (885+ words) by Dr Sarah Arachchi | 21 minutes ago There is a growing conversation in Australia about what it means to be Australian and the importance of identifying as Australian. Yet we cannot ignore the fact that we are a nation built on…...
IBA hits a new milestone with three new women on the board
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (696+ words) by Dinushi Dias | 14 minutes ago Three female powerhouses have been announced as new directors on the board of Indigenous Business Australia (IBA), a federal government authority actively working with Indigenous people to build wealth through commercial investments, business and property....