Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
Sunanda Creagh – The Conversation – 15 May, 2013 (originally published May 6) Some groups of migrant women in Australia are at a higher risk of medical interventions in childbirth that may lead to health problems for the mother or child, a new study has found. Medical interventions include caesarean sections, use of epidural painkillers, [...]
Women’s Agenda – Monday, 25 February 2013 (originally published 22 Feb) Every year on the 8th March, millions of people celebrate International Women’s Day all over the world. From street parades in Liberia to an official public holiday full of gift giving in Russia, the celebrations vary but it’s definitely a day you’ll want to [...]
Kim Macdonald – West Australian – 22 January 2013 (originally published 17 Jan) The newly-elected president of the WA division of Engineers Australia has called for FIFO-style job sharing on St Georges Terrace to help retain females in the profession. Helen Pedersen said FIFO mine engineers enjoyed the “ultimate job share arrangement” because they performed [...]
Violeta Politoff – Conversation – Friday, 07 December 2012 A journalist and friend once said to me, “everyone thinks they’ve been badly represented by the media”. This struck me, as for the past three years Melbourne Law School Professor Jenny Morgan and I have been researching media representations of violence against women in the hope [...]
Tom Nightingale – ABC News – Thursday, 01 November 2012 A Senate committee is looking into the controversial practice of sterilising disabled people, something many Australians are shocked to find is legal. The UN is pushing for the practice to be banned and the Federal Government says it is looking at possible changes to laws. [...]
