Women's rights

A fuming performance by the Prime Minister attacking Tony Abbott for his ‘sexism’ and ‘misogyny’ not only shocked the Opposition Leader, but has the whole world talking. Julia Gillard’s explosive tirade made international headlines, caused feminists to cheer, and has also been a source of embarrassment for the PM following the Speaker’s resignation — a […]

Women have come a long way since the 1990s, making advances in the workplace, pay gaps, and women’s rights, but while the fight for a female-friendly chocolate bar was not on feminist’s agendas, apparently it’s a high priority for confectionery giant Cadbury. In a bid to win back female chocoholics, Cadbury has launched its first […]

Each year The Weekly pays tribute to our most impressive women, as nominated by our readers. At the top of their field, these powerful and admired Australian women share their words of wisdom, fascinating insights and secrets for success in the October issue of the magazine. Here three of our Women of Influence tell us […]

The debate over who will lead the Australian team in the Olympic opening ceremony in London this Friday is heating up as athletes and flag bearing hopefuls demand a female be given the honour. The last time our Olympians followed a woman into the opening ceremony stadium was in 1992 when four-time Olympian diver Jenny […]

Australian female athletes are being given second-class treatment on their long-haul journey to the London Olympics. The Australian women’s basketball team, the Opals, have confirmed that they had different travel arrangements to the men’s teams. While the Boomers made the long-haul flight trip in business class, the Opals were bailed up in premium economy — […]

The old saying “nice guys finish last” may still ring true when it comes to climbing the corporate ladder, but new research has found nice guys still finish ahead of women. A US study has found that men with disagreeable personalities out-earn men with agreeable personalities by about 18 percent where disagreeable women, on the […]

Australian women are renowned for breaking down barriers. Here, Sue Williams talks to trailblazing women in myriad fields of endeavour about their setbacks and successes. First aboriginal film star — Rose Kunoth-Monks “It was life-changing,” says Rose, now 70. “It never changed me from being an Aboriginal person and it never changed me at the […]

Ways we can beat the gender pay gap.