Women

A Liberal National Party MP has told federal parliament "you cannot possibly compare" women who work in childcare with men who work in construction during a debate about gender pay equity.

Paddling out to catch a wave in Australia in the 1960s was a nerve-racking experience for many women, but not for Phyllis O'Donell. It was 1964 and she had just won the first women's world surfing championship at Manly in Sydney.

Exmouth-born Mim Strom's record-breaking AFLW season has earned her plenty of plaudits, but women footballers in her home town are struggling to play competitive footy.

Bedridden with rheumatic fever in the 1940s, and having already lost his father to the disease, Ian Braybrook says he owes his life to the big-hearted doctor who treated his family without charge.

Krystal says she had one baby removed by South Australia's Department for Child Protection at the hospital, making her 'petrified' to go anywhere near a hospital the next time she got pregnant. She had a breached labour at home without any assistance. Three months later, police kicked in her door and took the newborn. 

After packing up her belongings in under an hour and spending months in a refuge, Millie says there is power in feeling safe.

Eight more Aboriginal women in the Northern Territory are dead this year with barely been a pip in parliament or national media. Have we become desensitised to the violence?

The Matildas will play two friendly matches against Chinese Taipei this week.

Jelena Dokic opens up about experiencing family violence as a child and during her tennis career.

Dave Kramer's best friend and her three children were murdered by her estranged husband; now he's urging other men to take a stand against violence.

Former members of the Australian women’s indoor volleyball team have outlined allegations of harm while training for the Sydney Olympics. Players are speaking out for the first time after Volleyball Australia apologised for an "environment of fear".

Women are the fastest growing cohort of prisoners in the NT. But with domestic violence one of the main drivers of female offending, some experts say many of the women being locked up, shouldn't be behind bars at all.

Nila Rezaei and Chris Krainer hope the creations in protest against female oppression will one day be installed in a stadium. 

In 1979 Deborah Lawrie was rejected many times from being a pilot and after her sometimes less qualified male counterparts were hired, she took action.

Inspired by footwear worn by construction workers in Japan, tabi shoes are turning heads from Hollywood to Melbourne. What makes them so special?

While half of the mining-giant's employees think its culture is improving, bullying against female staff is up since 2022 in an internal progress report published today.

In a town where unemployment is almost five times the national average, women in Halls Creek are finding much-needed solace and support as they chase their dream job.

In the 1970s, the way a wife conducted herself was almost equally important to her husband's career as his own abilities.

Thousands of Australian women deal with premenstrual dysphoric disorder, or PMDD, and symptoms can include extreme mood changes, depression and anxiety. 

After a new survey revealed half of migrant women had experienced sexual harassment in Australian workplaces, workers are speaking out and calling for change.