Women

The fight over the looming closure of a critical women's crisis centre in Perth next week escalates, with Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas insisting it is what his community wants.

The number of women and girls playing football has surged since the Matildas' incredible feats at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. But aiming for the top when you're from a regional area comes with added challenges.

Mitch has always been open to new ideas. So when someone suggested sex work, the early-career lawyer decided to try it as a 'side hustle'. It turned into something more.

A volunteer on a sleepbus dedicated to vulnerable Sunshine Coast women and children says a night of rest can help people make better decisions.

The director of a writers' festival in Australia says it's time women stopped apologising for being writers — and she suggests writing in your car if that's the only time you have.

Women in their retirement who haven’t lost their passion for travel, can find confidence and company in a support network for women on the road.

These women have not lost their passion for travel and have found a way to create friendships while on the road without a partner.

Bianca went to Hobart Police Station to report she'd been assaulted, assuming officers would protect her. Instead, they took out a family violence order against her — but perhaps she shouldn't have been so surprised.

Shona Muckert relies on a wheelchair for many day-to-day activities but when it comes to competitive canoeing, her disability does not hold her back.

Queensland University of Technology's vice-chancellor says the institution will move towards "inclusive suitability" rather than merit because "the workforce needs to reflect the students coming through".

Kirsten Drier says if she can improve other people's skills and help them out then that's a really good day.

Jo Caminiti spent years in pain and being so tired she could barely walk as doctors failed to link her symptoms to perimenopause. She says a simple treatment "transformed" her life overnight.

We now teach that no means no, and if someone is drunk, they cannot consent but what happens when a person is so intoxicated, they can’t clearly remember their alleged assault?

Few victims of sexual assault will report the crime to police – even fewer will see the inside of a courtroom. There's one key element common to a staggering number of sexual assault cases that experts believe the justice system is yet to properly confront.

In a NSW first, a Young Mayors program saw 1,400 high-schoolers vote in the first-ever underage preferential vote in the state. The result: these youthful visionaries now have the ear of Wollongong City Council.

Comedian Celeste Barber is no stranger to the absurdities of the fashion industry, but even she was taken aback to learn the extent to which some clothes – and the women who wore them – were policed in our nation’s past.

New South Wales women's groups say they're "absolutely stunned" by the recent publication of development applications for domestic violence shelters by local councils.

Menopause is technically the single day 12 months after your last period. But perimenopause can last years. Here's what to look for and when to get help, writes Erin Molan.

Kristy-Lee Lucke says realising her eight-year dream to become a firefighter got off to an "intimidating" start when her crew was called to a bushfire emergency.

Kristy-Lee Lucke is one of three new firefighters who have joined the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service in Bundaberg, 4.5hours north of Brisbane.

Previously, when tourists stopped at Coolgardie's visitor centre for souvenirs, there were none. It gave Rose Mitchell the idea of making some. Then, with her town's support, her dream of creating wearable art, and a high-end fashion show, became a reality.

Australia still lags behind dozens of countries when it comes to female representation in federal parliament. A national program is now equipping more women with the skills and confidence to run for office. 

Anna Funder's new book excoriates a truth unchanged from both before and after George Orwell's time: What women do in a marriage, in a family, creates more time for the other members of that family than they would ever have without her, writes Virginia Trioli.

A year after almost quitting the sport of BMX racing due to lingering concussion symptoms and injuries, Australia's Saya Sakakibara went on to win the World Cup in the final race at the 2023 UCI BMX Racing World Cup in Argentina.

This single mother was heartbroken when Airbnbs took away affordable rentals in her seaside home and left her struggling to find somewhere stable to live. She hopes a new government incentive will ease the pressure.