April
- Opinion
- Opinion
Women know the true power of Justice Lee’s finding
It wasn’t just about one rape in Canberra. It is a pattern of male behaviour lamented by all politicians but which continues just the same.
- Laura Tingle
March
‘Covert’ sex harassment rife at WA mines
The mining industry has a long way to go to stamp out systemic harassment of women, a study has found.
- Euan Black
February
Start-up apologises for ‘offensive’ male-led girls’ club announcement
Kiki’s decision last month to announce a pivot to a social club triggered anger from female founders, who receive far less venture capital funding than men.
- Nick Bonyhady and Jessica Sier
November 2023
After viral sexist post, women in start-ups say worse issues are buried
“Young men get given boatloads of venture capital and are suddenly in power,” says one veteran woman in the industry. “It’s a dreadful environment to work in.”
- Jessica Sier and Nick Bonyhady
- Opinion
- Harassment
Why as a feminist I helped my sexual harasser write his apology
Did Sam Joel deserve this level of grace? Maybe. Maybe not. But that’s not the point.
- Updated
- Hannah Moreno
September 2023
Sex Discrimination Commissioner puts mining, legal, retail on notice
Anna Cody says the commission is ready to enforce the new positive duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment.
- Hannah Wootton
April 2023
CBI members start to quit following second rape claim
One of Britain’s biggest business lobby groups faces existential crisis after a series of damning sexual assault allegations.
- Laura Benitez, Sabah Meddings and Katie Linsell
Kate Jenkins’ plan for her successor as sex discrimination commissioner
She says the #MeToo movement meant she achieved more in her seven years as commissioner than she would have believed possible.
- Hannah Wootton
March 2023
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
Letters: Better options than hydrogen from coal
Doubts about brown-coal hydrogen project; fossil fuels; Lunch with the AFR; are nuclear subs best for Australia’s defence; AUKUS role for robo-debt bureaucrat.
February 2023
Fortescue wants to redact sexual harassment case records
The iron ore producer will hand over documents related to 34 cases of alleged sexual harassment on its mines, but that may not be enough for the regulator.
- Brad Thompson
Fortescue faces 34 charges over sexual harassment documents
Work safety authorities have hauled Fortescue Metals Group into court for failing to provide documents in 34 cases of sexual harassment.
- Brad Thompson
December 2022
What if ‘fig-leaf feminism’ is just business as usual?
It’s no longer enough for companies to pat themselves on the back for adding women to their boards. They need to prioritise getting in management roles that traditionally lead to CEO.
- Andreea Papuc
November 2022
Remove the secrecy from sex harassment cases: Jenkins
Non-disclosure agreements have a place in workplace sexual harassment claims, but their use should not be the norm, says Kate Jenkins.
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- Harassment
Zero tolerance for everyday sexism
Comments about looks can all too easily undermine the confidence of the victim.
- Sally Patten
Goldman Sachs paid $18m to cover up its toxic culture
A departing partner was paid to keep quiet about her complaint, which portrayed a leadership culture that favours men, mistreats women and pays them less.
- Sridhar Natarajan and Max Abelson
- Opinion
- Gender equality
Can we move beyond the gender equality blame game?
Issues among the sexes must be seen as complementary to each other, not a zero sum game.
- Tanveer Ahmed
October 2022
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
How a CEO overruled the experts on fighting sexual harassment
Leading businesses are acting to stop sexual harassment in the workplace, but managers and those working on the front line say more needs to be done.
- Tony Boyd
CEO appalled by sexist slur used against her by Labor powerbroker
Court documents have detailed an ALP elder and chairman of a state-owned power company calling a female council CEO vulgar terms on a tapped phone call.
- Liam Walsh and Mark Ludlow
Goldman fights to keep two prominent names secret in sex lawsuit
In a battle over identifying people in Wall Street’s biggest equality case, what raises the stakes is not the alleged behaviour so much as who the accused are.
- Max Abelson
June 2022
- Exclusive
- John Setka
Setka blasts unionist misogyny, plays down his harassment conviction
The construction union chief has hit out at other unionists for their ‘disgusting’ treatment of women, saying the text messages to his wife pale in comparison.
- David Marin-Guzman
