Women of the Future

This year, Australia’s three best known and most controversial art prizes were won by women, but the art world hasn’t always been so egalitarian. Bronwyn Phillips unveils the stories of generations of female painters who sought to slash the art world’s canvas ceiling.

This is a great opportunity to mix with some of Australia's most inspiring and influential women.

A book club on trains has inspired a novel about words, ideas and love. Genevieve Gannon travels with the book ninjas.

Emily Duggan and Madison Dunston are coming in fast.

Renowned artist Rene Kulitja is one of the busiest women in Australia, and her mission is to build bridges between vastly different worlds, writes Samantha Trenoweth.

Fifty years ago, 90 per cent of us voted “yes” to recognise Aboriginal people in our Constitution. Now, Samantha Trenoweth charts just how far we’ve come.

Happy NAIDOC week! To celebrate this incredible week, we are reliving some of The Weekly's greatest stories which recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture. Here, Samantha Trenoweth meets two trailblazing women from Central Australia.

Yalda Hakim was a baby when her family fled Kabul on horseback. Now one of our courageous journalists, it's her Aussie-ness that is the secret to her success, she tells Celina Edmonds.

While you may not know who Dr Virginia Apgar is, she has touched the lives of almost every baby born today.

Do you, or does someone you know, have a dream for the future? Do you know a young woman helping to make the world a better place? We are calling for our 2018 Women of the Future nominations.