We shouldn’t ‘blindly’ believe allegations of violence against women, Queensland’s new DV minister said in resurfaced comments
Concerns raised about appointment of former federal senator who has previously supported the rights of people accused of sexual assaultGet our daily p...
Australian politics live: inflation expected to rise to 4.2%; eSafety head’s warning about women in senior roles
Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with t...
US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El Niño
Exclusive: Coordinated airstrikes on territory held by al-Shabaab are driving the civilian population to find refuge alongside a river where rising wa...
Birthkeeper who allegedly ‘groomed’ pregnant women to fear hospital could face criminal charges
Victorian coroner hears Emily Lal told Stacey Warnecke that her ‘condition and mindset’ needed to be ‘solid’ to avoid a hospital birthA birthkeeper wh...
U.S. birth rate drops to record low, but older women are having more babies
The U.S. birth rate fell to its lowest level ever recorded, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The drop would ...
Pregnant women face workplace hostility and ‘sham redundancies’, Australian human rights report finds
Sex discrimination commissioner says too often ‘it’s the woman who has the burden of bringing a complaint’ in parental discrimination casesGet our new...
Ebike rider, 13, charged with sexual touching after girls and women allegedly harassed on northern beaches trails
Sydney teenager charged with offensive behaviour and sexual touching without consent in relation to incidents involving females aged 13 to 54An ebike ...
All the president’s women: a familiar downward trajectory in Trump’s cabinet
Half of Trump’s female cabinet officials have been replaced by men, while men facing misconduct allegations remainDonald Trump is not, by any measure,...
UK police force pays out after claims it protected officers accused of abusing women
Exclusive: Devon and Cornwall police formally apologise to nine women and settle claim without admitting liabilityA police force alleged to have promo...
Labor and Coalition set to reject bill to stop incarcerated women being shackled in childbirth
Liberal Paul Scarr breaks ranks to condemn major parties, saying he will write to Queensland attorney general Labor and the Coalition are set to rejec...
Women ‘more likely to be told autoimmune conditions are psychological’
Cambridge University study suggests stark gender divide in misdiagnosis, with women also waiting longer for treatmentWomen with autoimmune conditions ...
More part-time bosses and co-CEOs could keep women in leadership and narrow Australia’s pay gap
Uneven caring responsibilities combined with a lack of flexible work options have prevented women from staying in senior positions, research suggestsG...
Women with PMOS should get subsidised weight loss drugs, advocates say
With GLP-1s to treat the condition not specifically approved by the TGA, patients are being prescribed them off-labelGet our breaking news email, free...
