The 25th National Older Women’s Conference was held on 17th-18th October in Sydney, hosted by OWN NSW. The conference was an incredible expression of the passion and resilience of older...
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The first stage of implementation of the historic Human Rights Act 2019 (the Act) commenced from 1 July 2019, when the Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland became the Queensland Human Rights Commission (QHRC)....
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Pro Bono news reports: Women are bearing the brunt of Australia’s worsening hunger crisis, with new research showing women are 50 per cent more likely than men to go without...
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Women growing older contend with ageism, misogyny, and loss. Yet, as US clinical psychologist Mary Pipher writes, most older women are deeply happy and filled with gratitude for the gifts...
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On World Homelessness Day, Jan Berriman from YWCA Housing explained the reasons behind the rise in the number of homeless women and suggests some practical solutions. If a nation’s greatness...
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The Australian chapter of White Ribbon – which is a global campaign of men working to prevent domestic violence – announced recently it had gone into liquidation amid financial turmoil....
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In news surprising almost no one, the 2019 Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia report showed Australian women in heterosexual couples shoulder far more childcare and domestic work than men....
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Australian women are likely to wait 45 years, more than a generation, before achieving financial equality. The latest Financy Women’s Index shows that progress on economic equality for women has slowed over...
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Abuse comes in many forms. Physical, sexual and verbal abuse get plenty of headlines, but have you heard of financial abuse? Would you recognise it if it happened to you? Financial...
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The number of women aged 55 and over who experience homelessness in Australia has grown by 31% between 2011 and 2016. This trend is expected to continue unless social housing...
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