On Sept. 16, 2022, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, died in Tehran, Iran, while in police custody. Amini was arrested by the Guidance Patrol, the morality squad of the Law Enforcement...
Woah! The PM just said the F word
“The feminists in this room have made things better,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told the packed venue. Yes, the PM said: Feminists. Among the audience, there was an audible exhale of...
Forging tools to challenge gendered financial inequality
There’s a Jobs and Skills Summit in the offing – the new government canvassing issues and strategies with key stakeholders, and there is pre-caucusing going on to bring specific perspectives to the...
Women are turning the tide on climate policy
When the new federal parliament opened last week, a record number of female politicians took their seats: 38% in the House of Representatives and 57% in the Senate. This changing of the guard, with...
Stealthing: Most people don’t know it’s rape
When it happens to you, it can be devastating. Violating. Traumatising. But did you know it’s also rape? I’m talking about stealthing – the non-consensual removal of a condom during sex. Elena, who...
Towards a feminist First Nations foreign policy
Prior to the 2022 election, now Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced that if elected, the government would pursue a First Nations Foreign Policy. A decisive global moment, the announcement builds...
The Mothers’ Milk Tool: Putting a price on breastmilk
Breastfeeding and mothers’ milk is presently not counted in food systems or the economy and should be, argues Dr Julie Smith. She explains the new 'Mothers’ Milk Tool' quantifies the volume of...
Opaque Budget Papers, but here’s the gender scrutiny
The National Foundation for Australian Women is an independent feminist organisation that carries a voice outside of party politics. As we near the Federal election, BroadAgenda's editor Ginger...
Why some women oppose gender equality
Anti-feminists, ‘tradwives’, and men’s rights advocates - why some women oppose gender equality (and what to do about it). When we talk about women’s activism, the first thing that comes to mind is...