Shortly after Kevin Rudd became Prime Minister in 2007, he announced an exciting policy initiative — an inclusive gathering of Australians to help shape a long-term strategy for the nation’s future...
Category: Equality
Sexist abuse undermines women’s political voices
Following the rape and murder of an eight-year old girl in Kashmir in April 2018, investigative journalist Rana Ayyub spoke about India’s protection of child sex abusers on the media outlets BBC and...
UC funding win builds female biomechanics expertise
Targeting the two critical points at which the numbers of women in engineering pathways and careers dip the lowest, a University of Canberra project linking girls in high school with early career...
Listicle: Books and TV programs showing great Dads
Why are dads still so often presented as bumbling fools in popular culture? A recent opinion piece by stay-at-home Dad and journalist Rob Sturrock struck a huge chord with our readers. He argued...
The expertise of survivors must be recognised
As a neurodiverse, bisexual, cis-woman who has experienced domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV) throughout life, I recognise that gendered violence has played a significant part in my story....
Gender lens: BroadAgenda Research Wrap
BroadAgenda Research Wrap is your fortnightly window into academia. We scour the journals so you don’t have to. No topic too impenetrable, no research too eclectic; BroadAgenda Research Wrap brings...
Community sector crisis and the gender pay gap
In 2021, Equal Pay Day falls today (on August 31), 61 days past the end of the financial year. I can’t help but imagine the men of Australia sitting on a beach somewhere, sunglasses on faces and...
Time to stop excluding women for having difficult bodies
There is a passage in Carmen Maria Machado In The Dream House about going back in time to talk to your younger self. I love it because I am a chronic time-travel day dreamer. I also love it because...
We’re so proud! BroadAgenda PhD student 3MT finalist
The Three Minute Thesis is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland, Australia. Three Minute Thesis heats were held across the University of...