Gloria Steinem paved the way for feminism around the world and now, at age 77, she’s as committed as ever to the belief that women deserve an equal footing to men… but according to Steinem we’re not there yet. In this interview Australia’s own Belinda Luscombe, an editor-at-large of TIME magazine examines how Steinem has […]
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10 questions for Gloria Steinem on feminism, the fight for equality and what she’s learned along the way
Posted on 19 August 2011.
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Are we equals? “Until the answer is yes, we must never stop asking”
Posted on 15 March 2011.
In last week’s celebration of the centenary of International Women’s Day, I heard a lot of comments from men and women about why we even need a day to reflect on the contribution that women make to our community, workplaces and economies. I listened patiently to the satirical talkback on ABC radio mocking the call […]
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Childcare and Careers – do they mix?
Posted on 15 February 2011.
At a networking event recently a businessman mentioned that his wife – a highly educated, highly experienced professional – had left her role in an accounting firm after their children were born because “after the cost of childcare it was hardly worth her while to continue to work”. Their children are now in school and […]
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“A full-time career? Why should I be doing this to myself?” Why close to a million women choose not to participate in the workforce – a guest post by Ingrid Messner
Posted on 02 February 2011.
Do these ‘ladies of leisure’ pose a threat to Australia’s productivity? This is what a recent headline in The Australian newspaper indicated. The blame seems to be on us women – if only we were to choose to work, the danger of the ticking population time-bomb will be so much smaller. I’m not sure that […]
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One child equals a “nominal family”? Women choosing to “marry up” in preference to establishing a career? When women attack women everyone loses
Posted on 11 January 2011.
Earlier this week I wrote about the fact that everyone loses when women leave their careers. The same is true when women attack women: everyone loses. I’ve seen first hand the vengeance of stay at home mums whoattack women for using childcare. Then there’s the Ladder Kickers who get to the top and refuse to support the […]
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Why Australia must embrace a new wave of feminism
Posted on 26 October 2010.
This is the topic of a presentation I’ll be delivering this Friday evening at TedXWoolloomooloo in Sydney. I’ll be taking to the stage alongside a number of thoughtleaders including an Indigenous Elder, a Fellow of Lowy Institute, a future thinker and a heatlth economist… each of us arguing the case for the topic we are […]
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