National affairs
2 July 2021
Proposed NSW legisation focuses a new lens on domestic abuse
National affairs
18 June 2021
Is a concept drawn from contract law the best test of sexual assault?
Books & arts
5 June 2021
Beguiled by familiar photos, have we forgotten one of the first anti–Vietnam war groups?
International
1 June 2021
The one-term president and his allies have had an outsized impact on abortion rights
National affairs
28 May 2021
Announcing five inquiries in response to Brittany Higgins’s allegations was the easy bit. Now the government is trying to manage their impact
Essays & reportage
14 May 2021
Women’s full right — and responsibility — to sit on juries came late to Australia
National affairs
12 May 2021
The government has made significant concessions, but a fundamental change in attitude is needed
National affairs
21 April 2021
Does focusing on the gender gap in retirement incomes miss the bigger picture?
National affairs
8 April 2021
Has the government missed another opportunity to genuinely tackle sexual harassment?
From the archive
19 March 2021
Two new books illuminate France’s #MeToo moment with more than a Gallic shrug
National affairs
17 March 2021
A half-century’s perspective on this week’s protests
National affairs
16 March 2021
Does the media’s stress on “rage” really capture what’s driving the resurgent women’s movement?
Essays & reportage
15 March 2021
Extract | Are deeply hierarchical professions especially prone to workplace harassment?
National affairs
8 March 2021
For many women, “Covid normal” isn’t working
National affairs
4 March 2021
Scandals on Capital Hill point to problems in schools, universities and parliament itself
National affairs
1 March 2021
Can Australia learn from how legislatures in other countries are tackling the problem?
National affairs
19 February 2021
Is parliament at last recognising the deep problems in its own work culture?
Books & arts
12 February 2021
Books | Despite the discouraging news reaching London, hundreds of women ventured from Britain to the colonies in search of work
Books & arts
8 February 2021
Books | A provocative essayist takes stock of “sex panics” and their legacies
Books & arts
25 November 2020
Books | How extreme misogyny affects us all
National affairs
12 October 2020
The assumption that Australia will experience a quick recovery has produced a budget that’s big on spending but low on stimulus
National affairs
7 October 2020
The budget overlooks the hardest hit in favour of the hardest hats
National affairs
7 October 2020
The government will need to announce more initiatives in coming months if its economic goals are to be met
Essays & reportage
6 October 2020
The seventies were a decade of extraordinary social upheaval, writes the presenter of this year’s Ernest Scott Lecture
Essays & reportage
5 October 2020
Remembered in Australia mainly for her relationship with Vida Goldstein, Cecilia John’s story took a different course after the first world war
Essays & reportage
2 October 2020
A former colleague recalls working with the reformist Labor minister
National affairs
2 September 2020
It’s time to recognise the multiplier effect of investing in early childhood education
Essays & reportage
18 August 2020
Harry and Meghan’s new home comes with a history of American aristocrats, primate research and the quest for the contraceptive pill
National affairs
1 July 2020
Could the Dyson Heydon investigation have happened without women at senior levels in the High Court?
Books & arts
18 June 2020
Cinema | A new documentary highlights a milestone in the fight for women’s rights