Friday Ghost
Writer Kelly Walker draws insight from Stanford student Emily Doe and her 2015 encounter with Brock Turner.
Tag Archives: Women – Page 3
Indian women demand agency in a paternalistic society
Walking Towards Ourselves demands agency for Indian women to drive social change.
Explainer: Victoria’s Royal Commission into Family Violence
The Royal Commission into Family Violence is a key milestone to combat domestic violence in Victoria.
Insight into a regime that punishes dissidents and women alike
Part love story, part dissident’s tale, Raif Badawi: The Voice of Freedom examines the limitations on freedom in Saudi Arabia and provides rare insight into the stultifying lives of women there, writes Donna Lu.
Veiled Observations
Jen McLean explores the experiences of veiled Muslim women in Sydney.
Julie McKay on quotas, the merit myth and preventing violence against women
Right Now speaks to Julie McKay, Executive Director of the Australian National Committee for UN Women, on critical gender issues facing Australia and the Pacific region.
Flexibility the New Norm in the Workplace
Yolanda Beattie of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency says flexible work should be mainstreamed across Australia, and be equally accessible to women and men.
Will the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia Successfully Prosecute Sexual Violence?
Sexual violence was commonly used as a weapon of war by the Khmer Rouge regime. Emma Palmer and Sarah Williams explore how the ECCC prosecute these crimes.
Involuntary Sterilisation of Marginalised Women
Forced sterilisation is the State’s way of discriminating against and controlling the fertility of the most vulnerable the world over; namely, marginalised women.
Documentary places women at the centre of social change
The documentary Disruption, showing as part of the Transitions Film Festival, follows an activist group as they seek to empower women through financial inclusion programs, writes Samaya Borom.