It’s 2020 and another year when wages are expected to remain relatively stagnant. The Australian Bureau of Statistics this week said wages rose by 0.5 per cent in the three months to the end of December and by just 2.2 per cent over the full year – pretty much the...
The pandemic and constant disruptions over the past two years have led many to question what they truly want from life. Women, who were once told we could have it all, now struggle more than ever to find work-life balance. A study from Deloitte found that 47 per cent...
With the latest inflation figures showing a 5.1 per cent increase over the past 12 months; along with an interest rate rise and surging petrol prices, there has never been a better time to tighten the money belt. Early childhood teacher and blogger Elizabeth Mitchell...
This is a story I wish I didn’t have to write. I have been writing about women and money for over two decades and it saddens me how little progress has been made in that time. And I’m not surprised that the number of homeless women is on the rise. Read full...
Thanks to advances in technology, solving crimes has come a long way from dusting off finger prints to find a criminal. Claude Roux, UTS professor and director of the Centre for Forensic Science, has seen a lot of changes in his time. Read full article:...
Cherie Ryan admits to being a geek. When the technology boom was taking off some twenty years earlier, she knew where she wanted to be. Read full article: https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2022/-you-have-to-stand-your-ground-.html
It’s an ongoing question, why doesn’t she just leave him? Dig deeper and you’ll find for many victims a lack of financial support and resources are the reasons they can’t escape. Annabelle Daniel OAM, CEO, Women’s Community Shelters, says a woman living in an...
Dreams of an earlier retirement have evaporated for many Australians as the pension qualification age moves higher. While you may have to work longer, new data shows it is becoming harder to find or maintain work as you age, with discrimination rising in the...
Each November, some 300 women from all walks of life come together in Sydney for the Ernies, to laugh and to vote for the year’s top misogynistic quotes. It’s a night of hilarity, fun and banter. Winners are determined by the person who receives the most booing when...
