Gender Equality

Donald Trump's victory has emboldened male supremacists to make violent threats online, but it has also led some women to swear off men altogether. 

The decades-long legacy of Victoria's first equal opportunity commissioner Fay Marles is being remembered, after the 98-year-old's death in Melbourne on Friday.

Between rising gendered violence and online misogyny, manhood is in the spotlight. But what are the unintended consequences when toxic masculinity is called out?

Queuing is never a pleasant experience, especially if you're desperate to go — and while new research has revealed it's an issue that disproportionately affects women, experts say that tweaks to building codes could help reduce the problem.

Women of Asian backgrounds reveal they've been told to "not be so ambitious" by earning more money than their partners. 

The National Gender Equity in Sports Governance Policy aims to achieve 50-50 gender equity on all national and state sport boards by 2027, with consequences for non-compliance.

Two-time All Australian Gemma Houghton says her passion for football ran dry after her mate's death, as a study has found female athletes face more psychosocial stressors including exposure to sexual harassment and challenges around parenting.

Migrant women want the "older generations" to listen to young people about forced marriage, saying more education is needed as federal police and governments tackle the issue.

Twenty years ago, an average Australian woman working full time earned 85 per cent of an average man. Last year, it was still only 87 per cent. More is being done about the gender pay gap, but is it enough?

It has been six months since Ballarat mother of three Samantha Murphy disappeared, followed by the deaths of Rebecca Young and Hannah McGuire. On Saturday, the community showed its determination to stamp out gendered violence.

Harrowing stories of survival and anguish have been shared by victims and their loved ones at rallies across Australia, where organisers have demanded an end to gendered violence and the culture of victim-blaming.

A report has found Hobart City Council staff breached anti-discrimination laws by lying to councillor Louise Elliot about the availability of a venue for a planned event about "the impact" of transgender women in women's sports.

Women are paid 13.5 per cent less than men in the public sector and 21.7 per cent less in the private sector, according to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency scorecard.

A study by The Australia Institute finds superannuation tax concessions will only widen the wealth divide for women and low-income earners like Debra.

The 12-year-old is one of six young women who were hand-picked from around the world to participate in a driver development program looking to improve equality in motorsport.

A Catholic school rebukes the archbishop of Hobart after Julian Porteous earlier this month railed against "woke" culture, same-sex marriage and abortion rights.

No woman has raced in Formula 1 for nearly half a century but a group of 13- and 14-year-old female racers are making their first moves on a long road that could lead to the top.

A letter to the parents of Catholic school students in Tasmania detailing a list of grievances by the archbishop, including that the church "cannot stand as we experience our freedoms being taken from us", is criticised by politicians and LGBTIQA+ advocates.

From wealth to housing, health and environment — see how hundreds of regions across the country compare when it comes to wellbeing.

While the nation's politicians discuss a national domestic violence crisis, these women on the frontline continue their unrelenting work helping victims and saving lives.