Madeline Hislop

Women working on construction sites across Australia are often not provided with somewhere to go to the toilet, and regularly need to leave their workplace to find appropriate amenities.

Brooke Farris has been appointed CEO of Rip Curl, becoming the first woman to head up the global surf company in its 52-year history.

In just two years, UOMA Beauty has grown from strength to strength, beating out some of the best-known brands in the world and winning numerous awards.

Nationally, women lost jobs at a faster rate than men, with payroll jobs held by women falling by 2.8%. Young people were the age demographic hit hardest during the period.

Melinda Gates and MacKenzie Scott have donated US$10 million to each of the four winners of the Equality Can't Wait Challenge, organisations that work to advance the influence of women in the US.

Modibodi founder Kristy Chong aims to bring authenticity, realness and rawness into the way we think about normal bodily functions. It’s a philosophy she brings to leading her company, too.

As lockdowns continue across the nation, small businesses are crippling under the pressure — and female dominated industries like beauty are being overlooked.

Indigital is now a company of eight people, made up mostly of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander team, that uses augmented reality to tell Indigenous stories.

Women who experience miscarriage will soon be entitled to two days of paid bereavement leave, after landmark legislation was put to the federal parliament on Thursday.

Verve Super will become the first Australian superannuation fund to direct its investments towards companies that perform well on gender equality measures.

Coordinated by the Diversity Council of Australia, the zero-tolerance for sexual harassment pledge has been signed by more than 100 chief executives.

If the pay rises are implemented, it is anticipated that approximately 12,000 early childhood educators in about 8000 long day care centres will benefit from the change.