In the era of coronavirus, we need an institutionalised gender lens in Parliament more than ever before. Policy decisions are being taken without considering the gender implications – for example,...
By Marian Sawer
Pushing for reforms: The feminist battles of Iola Mathews
Have you ever wondered about the gender transformation of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)? Once the bulwark of the male breadwinner, today it has strong female leadership and is the...
Anne Summers: A woman for our time
Anne Summers has been out in front as long as any of us can remember, tackling the big issues of our time. She has covered so much ground it has been hard to keep up, so it’s a boon to have this new...
Gender innovation: The global movement for gender budgeting
The issue: Budgets and their blind spotsBudgets are the central political document that activates government policy by raising revenues and allocating expenditures legislated by the Parliament. The...