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In conversation with leading gender equality advocate Natasha Stott Despoja

Australia, Published September 16, 2024
Phoebe sat down with leading gender equality advocate Natasha Stott Despoja to discuss the state of women's rights around the world - and her work with both CEDAW and the Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence.

New petition spearheaded by pay equality advocate Lucy Small calls for equal prize money to be enshrined across Australia

Australia, Published September 13, 2024
ICYMI: This week, Equal Pay for Equal Play - an advocacy group spearheaded by pay equality advocate and surfer Lucy Small - launched a petition in federal parliament calling for a national framework for equal prize money for both men and women in sport here in Australia.
Ella Pardy

Paralympian Ella Pardy needs to be on your radar, STAT

Australia, Published August 29, 2024
Ella Pardy will be representing Australia at the Paralympics in Paris - and this woman is a force to be reckoned with.

Jessy Wu departs AfterWork Ventures to launch new strategic communications firm Encour

Australia, Published August 20, 2024
Until July 2024, Jessy Wu was a Partner at AfterWork Ventures, a $20 million venture fund. She's now launching a strategic communications firm called Encour - and here's what she's going to tackle.
Young Women's Alliance Founder and CEO Rizina Yadav

New research led by the Young Women's Alliance reveals a harrowing picture of gender-based violence in Australia

Australia, Published August 15, 2024
Published this week, landmark research by the Young Women’s Alliance (YWA) offers a comprehensive and harrowing picture of gender-based violence in Australia - and it's clear that action needs to be taken, stat.
Jodie Strong speaks at Look Good Feel Better event

How surviving cancer changed this woman's relationship with her hairdresser

Australia, Published August 15, 2024
Jodie Strong speaks about her experience as a woman undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer - and how her relationship with her hairdresser evolved during this time.

"Saying that young people are the leaders of tomorrow is a misconception. They're leading now, today": Raise Our Voice Australia

Australia, Published August 14, 2024
Raise Our Voice Australia is making sure the voices and perspectives of young people are heard in Parliament.

Cowgirls of grit: Meet the young women redefining rodeo in Australia

Australia, Published August 14, 2024
Mount Isa Mines Rodeo is the biggest and richest in the Southern Hemisphere and the pinnacle for Australian rodeo riders. Meet the young women changing the way it's done.

Meet Thewbelle Philp: 16-year-old sprinter and Australia's next rising star

Global, Published August 8, 2024
Meet 16-year-old Thewbelle Philp, an Indigenous sprinter from the Gold Coast preparing to represent Australia for the first time in the 4x100m race at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships.

Meet the next wave of Aussie female comics heading to Edinburgh Fringe

Global, Published August 4, 2024
ICYMI: The next wave of Aussie female comics have crossed the pond to head over to Edinburgh Fringe - and we were lucky to chat to up-and-coming comedians Shyaire Ganglani, Freddie Arthur and Laura Rose before they head over.

Blue sky thinking: removing preventative questioning for female founders

Australia, Published August 2, 2024
Lisa Federenko's role as investment manager at Alberts requires her to be on the look out for high impact entrepreneurs to back. The questions asked of men versus women entrepreneurs are vital for shaping what happens next.

“I take it very seriously that I have a platform”: In conversation with Australia’s first female astronaut

Australia, Published July 24, 2024
Katherine Bennell-Pegg chats to us about the barriers she faced as a "young girl growing up in love with space".