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Many women left behind by pay gap efforts

Many women left behind by pay gap efforts

Age, cultural identity and disability are among factors that contribute to the gender pay gap, according to a new report into Victoria's public sector.

Coercive control reforms need attitude shift: watchdog

Coercive control reforms need attitude shift: watchdog

Coercive control reforms need attitude shift: watchdog

Coercive control reforms need attitude shift: watchdog

The nation's sex discrimination commissioner has expressed concerns state-based coercive control legislation could be abused.

Aussie sporting stars tackle big issues facing girls

Aussie sporting stars tackle big issues facing girls

Aussie sporting stars tackle big issues facing girls

Aussie sporting stars tackle big issues facing girls

New research has found key disparities in attitudes towards girls in Australia, as two sporting stars work together to confront the issues.

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Female activists face physical threats, vile taunts

Female activists face physical threats, vile taunts

Shocking new data has revealed the vile abuse being directed towards Australian female activists ahead of International Day of the Girl.

Technicolour quilts sewing a path to financial freedom

Technicolour quilts sewing a path to financial freedom

A new program is offering single mothers on parenting benefits the chance to start their own businesses for greater freedom and flexibility.

Heat on climate, gender at companies' annual meetings

Heat on climate, gender at companies' annual meetings

The annual general meeting season is expected to kick off with a focus on sustainability, remuneration for bosses and votes against all-male boards.

Founder draws on seeds of change with hemp construction

Founder draws on seeds of change with hemp construction

At a processing mill in northern Tasmania, a women-only start-up with bold expansion plans is using an unlikely material to shake up the construction sector.

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Ita Buttrose tells media women to persevere with career

Ita Buttrose tells media women to persevere with career

Ita Buttrose tells media women to persevere with career

Ita Buttrose tells media women to persevere with career

Ita Buttrose says she is "not thinking of doing nothing" after leaving the helm of the ABC, a position the doyenne describes as the culmination of her career.

Call to 'fix the system, not the girls' for tech future

Call to 'fix the system, not the girls' for tech future

Call to 'fix the system, not the girls' for tech future

Call to 'fix the system, not the girls' for tech future

Award billions of dollars in federal technology contracts to firms trying to change the industry, a high-profile group of women have told a federal review.

Aussie investors to lobby for gender balance by 2030

Aussie investors to lobby for gender balance by 2030

Aussie investors to lobby for gender balance by 2030

Aussie investors to lobby for gender balance by 2030

Investors want to see more women in leadership roles and more gender diversity issues addressed by the companies they back, according to a survey.

Women's World Cup has generated $887m in revenue: FIFA

Women's World Cup has generated $887m in revenue: FIFA

Women's World Cup has generated $887m in revenue: FIFA

Women's World Cup has generated $887m in revenue: FIFA

Calls for equal prize money are set to intensify after FIFA president Gianni Infantino revealed the Women's World Cup has pulled in nearly $900 million.

'We are the glue': rural women's network marks 30 years

'We are the glue': rural women's network marks 30 years

'We are the glue': rural women's network marks 30 years

'We are the glue': rural women's network marks 30 years

Women are the glue that holds rural communities together, something the Queensland Rural, Regional and Remote Women's Network is celebrating in its 30th year.

Science program to boost Indigenous girls in tech

Science program to boost Indigenous girls in tech

Science program to boost Indigenous girls in tech

Science program to boost Indigenous girls in tech

A CSIRO initiative is aiming to address the lack of First Nations representation in Australia's STEM workforce through its young Indigenous women's academy.

Women in offshore wind join forces to build new energy

Women in offshore wind join forces to build new energy

Women in offshore wind join forces to build new energy

Women in offshore wind join forces to build new energy

Australian offshore wind projects will need large numbers of already in-demand workers, but encouraging more women into the sector could help plug gaps.

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Women, young people wanted to fill 70,000 rail jobs gap

Australia will need thousands more people working on rail over the next five years, with people holding digital skills, women and young workers in high demand.

One in three media women are thinking about quitting

Women in media are calling for better pay and career progress as a survey shows one in three are considering quitting their jobs in the industry.

Gender pay gap is lower in commonwealth public service

The gender pay gap in the commonwealth public service is half that for the private sector, a snapshot released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency shows.

Girls want coding funds: the push to keep women in tech

Girls and their mothers are being encouraged to take a computer coding course these school holidays as a national review investigates funding STEM support.

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Women MPs speak out over parliament's toxic culture

Parliamentarians from across the divide have raised concerns about the politicisation of sexual assault and misconduct allegations.

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