Viewing entries tagged with 'australia'
Slut walk sends an important message
Its taken me a while to decide whether I should join the slutwalk or not, but I am definitely in.
Women, work and health
Is your job going to kill you? Do high level job demands increase the likelihood of serious illness? Are we as women really able to continue to manage a balanced work and home life, juggling what we have always done in an environment of increasingly demanding work expectations and sometimes even more demanding family expectations?
Compassion is hard work for some
The Opposition hit a new low in their reaction to the funeral of the victims of the Christmas Island boat tragedy, and I can’t help thinking that the government isn’t too far behind them despite Chris Bowen's sudden enthusiasm for multiculturalism.
Apply now for 2011 paid leave
Can you believe it! After all this time, you can now apply for paid parental leave if you are having a baby (birth or adoption) after 1 January 2011. A comprehensive publicity campaign advertising the details will be starting soon.
Brigadier McDade
Firstly, Brigadier McDade has 25 years’ experience as a military lawyer and has worked as a barrister, deputy coroner and civilian prosecutor. Let’s state that at the beginning, let’s not bury it at the bottom of the column.
Tony Abbott wants paid maternity leave
Who'd believe it - but hallelujah, hallelujah! At last, an Australian political party is listening to what women have been saying they want for a long, long time. Just take a look at some of my blogs from 2008...and 2009...
A sorry story
Tony Abbott may be disappointed to learn that Pauline Hanson is moving to the UK, but on reading the findings of the Review into the Equal Opportunities in the Workplace Legislation I am almost tempted to go with her.
Women's rights are human rights
Securing a more equal footing for women in Australia cannot occur in isolation. I strongly believe that we need a Human Rights Act to strengthen the position of women and at the same time to address human rights abuses.
Australian women at the front
There has been quite a bit of chatter in the media recently because the Minister for Defence suggested that the current physical employment standards for the Australian Defence Forces might be changed in a couple of years time.
Feminism is not a popular word
My dictionary defines feminism as the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social and economic equality to men. In 2006 I discovered just how negatively this word is regarded by many young women through a survey conducted for a feminist organisation. I was recently reminded of this when 2020women's youngest Board member suggested that we refer to ourselves as a women's organisation rather than a feminist organisation.
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