Well before the floods hit the Northern Rivers of NSW, many people were already living precariously. The images of shattered men, women and children losing their homes from weatherboard...
Category: Research
Unpacking the cumulative inequality of Australian women
This year’s International Women’s Day theme of #BreakTheBias invited us all to imagine a world that’s free of inequality, bias and discrimination. While advocacy work has highlighted the deep-rooted...
The glass cliff: why women lead in a crisis
In 2003 I finished up my PhD at ANU and jumped on a plane (and then the trans-Siberian express train) to make my way to Europe. Within a month of arriving at the University of Exeter, my mentor and...
A botched labiaplasty turned Jessica into an activist
Jessica Pin is a US advocate with the goal of comprehensive and equitable coverage of the clitoral anatomy in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (OB/GYN) textbooks. She's regularly interviewed by the...
Research wrap: In the shadows of war
BroadAgenda Research Wrap is your monthly window into academia. We scour the journals so you don’t have to. This is not the Research Wrap I wanted to write. I wanted to write something...
COVID: how anti-vaccine influencers exploit mothers
Opposition to vaccination has existed for as long as vaccination itself. Ever since widespread smallpox vaccination began in the early 1800s, there have been cycles of questioning the safety and...
Banishing body shame: ‘Ladies, We Need To Talk’
'Ladies, We Need To Talk' (the book) breaks the stigma around everything women are thinking but not saying. Author and presenter Yumi Stynes and health reporter and digital editor Claudine Ryan...
COVID-19: Economic insecurity and domestic abuse
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted significant concerns about the “shadow pandemic” of violence against women, and in particular intimate partner violence. A new study published by ANROWS...
Gender and office housework: Who cleans the microwave?
Over summer, BroadAgenda is republishing some of its most popular articles. This compelling piece was first posted earlier this year. Think about the microwave that sits in your office. Who cleans...