Title: News

Woman’s words about work and pregnancy strike a chord

PR expert Carin Warner has struck a chord on LinkedIn describing being pregnant as the only female senior executive at her agency.

21 February 2022

Researchers challenge global trend to desex language

Acclaimed Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood recently caused an online furore for sharing an article entitled ‘Why can’t we say the word ‘woman’ anymore?’

21 February 2022

Girl Guides CEO sacked for asking about definition of ‘woman’ under Australian law

Girl Guides WA CEO Karyn Lisignoli was sacked after asking Save Women’s Sport Australia a legal question about the definition of ‘woman’.

20 February 2022

Abuse survivors get first win in case against PornHub

A US District Court has denied MindGeek’s motion to dismiss a class action brought against the Pornhub parent company.

16 February 2022

Who are the big winners of the Victorian government’s prostitution laws?

Did the Andrews Government consult with sex industry survivors before enacting laws to decriminalise prostitution in Victoria?

14 February 2022

Senator Chandler introduces Save Women’s Sport Bill to Australian Senate

For years, women’s advocates have tirelessly raised concerns about the safety and fairness of transwomen (biological males) being allowed to compete in women’s sport.

9 February 2022

Fertility clinics’ past breaches exposed

This week, Leiden hospital in the Netherlands revealed the latest chapter in an ever-expanding corpus of scandal surrounding the historical operation of fertility clinics.

9 February 2022

Pregnant journalist turned away from New Zealand, welcomed in Afghanistan

There are some stories you just can’t make up, where truth is stranger than fiction. In the age of COVID-19 there have been more of these stories than usual. But this story might just top them all.

7 February 2022

Should women be required to disguise their true feelings in order to make men feel comfortable?

Grace Tame’s refusal to smile beside Scott Morrison has Australia debating whether women should hide their feelings to make men comfortable.

3 February 2022