Women's health

Is this the new 'Movember' for women?

Thanks to praise from Gwyneth Paltrow and Heidi Klum, everyone knows Kale is the ‘it’ super food, but this humble green is more than just a gimmick – it’s here to stay! From healthy bones to immune boosting qualities, Kale is certainly the leafy green you should stock up on and here’s why: Natural digestive […]

We’ve only just reached the bushfire season, but it’s clear that this summer season is set to be one of our worst yet. While fires rage throughout NSW, leaving many without homes, including our native wildlife, there are also major concerns for those of us not directly affected by the fires but by smoke inhalation. […]

Supermodel Megan Gale joined almost 200 Australian Women’s Weekly readers in kicking off the magazine’s 80th birthday celebrations and raising money for ovarian cancer research in the first event of The Weekly’s high tea tour. Readers travelled from across the country on Tuesday to enjoy a classic high tea with sandwiches, pastries and cakes from […]

How would you cope if you were forced to leave your home, job and country with nothing more than the clothes on your back? Claire Seaward meets some Syrian refugees who have had to do just that.

Shocking statistics have emerged about the rate of women affected by domestic violence across the world. According to the World Health Organisation, more than one third of all women are victims of domestic violence with Asia being the worst affected. In high income countries including Australia the figure is almost one in four. By gathering […]

Women enterting their 30s and beyond need to carve out balance between me time, family time, caring for kids, relationships and career. Kelly Baker discovers why yoga is the perfect way to do just that.

In the past few weeks some pretty ordinary things have happened to me. The kind of stuff that makes your heart stop and your breath stick like black tar deep in your chest somewhere. I’m sure you know what I mean. For the truth is bad stuff happens to everyone — or so I’m told. […]

Angelina Jolie has earned universal praise for the brave and surprising decision to have her breasts removed but her cancer-preventing medical ordeal may not be over yet.

As news broke today that Angelina Jolie had undergone a preventative double mastectomy after discovering she had the BRCA1 gene (a “faulty” gene that increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer), my mind flashed back to the day I found out I also carried the same gene. I wasn’t altogether surprised when my doctor […]