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Natalie Isaacs is the founder and CEO of 1 Million Women, Natalie has worked over the past 12 years to achieve her goal of mobilising a million women into environmental action - the number has reached 950,000 so far. She believes one small action multiplied ... More

The tax concession system is a contributing factor to gender inequality with most of the benefits flowing onto men, new research from the Australia Institute shows. Economic modelling commissioned by the Australia Institute from the Centre for Social ... More

I am a nearly 40-year-old female with over $154,000 in superannuation. That makes me an outlier. Measure after measure corroborates woeful facts that as a woman, I am expected to retire with about 45% less than men and that my balance should currently ... More

New research shows superannuation funds with females holding an executive position continue to outperform male counterparts. Of the 50 super funds analysed in the annual W-Index from Rainmaker, publisher of Money , one-third of leadership roles such ... More

An email from an online book seller dropped into the inbox celebrating stories and achievements of women in publishing to mark the upcoming International Women's Day. I was presented with two pages of great books either about women or written by women ... More

Women have suffered most in the jobs market since the pandemic, new research shows ahead of International Women's Day on March 8. Women's jobs were 1.8 times more vulnerable to the crisis than men's jobs, according to research by McKinsey and Co, says ... More

Wendy McCarthy is a businesswoman, social activist, and patron of the Sydney Women's Fund, helping women thrive through education and grassroots charities across Greater Sydney; and Regional Opportunities Australia, helping migrants and refugees ... More

It's International Women's Day on March 8 and this year we're turning the spotlight onto how women have fared in the superannuation equality stakes. Women make up half the country yet, alarmingly, own only $4 of every $10 held in super. And age doesn't ... More

Fairfield councillor Dai Le has been in politics for 12 years. In that time she has worked tirelessly for the Cabramatta and Fairfield communities setting up DAWN (a network focusing on social impact businesses and leaders with its own media channel ... More

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says Australia's Budget faces the most severe "economic crisis since the Great Depression". So just how far are we away from recovery? COVID-19 means the Australian government had to spend, spend and spend - to the tune ... More