Tony Abbott slams 40:40:20 gender workforce target – for being “anti-men”
The former Prime Minister told 2GB radio presenter Ray Hadley this week that gender quotas…More
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First woman to officially run in US Boston Marathon competes again – fifty years later
Kathrine Switzer first ran in the American race in 1967 aged 20. Back then it…More
Iceland first in the world to introduce equal pay for women
Under the legislation presented to Parliament this week, both private companies and government agencies with…More
Only in America: US Vice-President Mike Pence won’t eat alone with women. Why?
A profile of his wife Karen Pence in the Washington Post has revealed she is…More
The secret to a longer life? Move to a retirement village
Research has found residents at Whiteley retirement village in Walton on Thames in Surrey –…More
Why have women been allowed to join the world’s oldest golf club?
Women can now join the Muirfield Golf Club in Edinburgh, Scotland – 273 years after…More
More women than men die from heart disease every year
23,455 women die from CVD in Australia every year, compared with 21,937 men. That’s around…More
Melbourne pushes for gender equality – with $1,400 female traffic light signals
No, really. The female signals have been installed on ten traffic lights this week in…More
Thought sexism in the workplace was dead? Watch this video
With International Women’s Day this week, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) has released…More
Would you believe our fine Australian men are the longest living in the world? It’s true
Australian boys born in 2010 can now expect to live until 80.10, longer than any…More