Wrapping up another week on Women's Agenda, we explore the parliamentary stunt from a certain politician claiming she was supporting women’s rights. Plus, the wild rant from a billionaire claiming taxes almost "ruined" his life, and the reminder offered again this week that a woman celebrating epic success online can still trigger misogyny.

Plus, we find the wins in the latest national snapshot from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency scorecard for Australia, where there has been an uptick in the share of paid parental leave being taken by men.

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We wrap up the top stories of the week! Including the latest big party appointments and firsts for women, the cracking glass cliffs and why a billionaire thought it was a good idea to share his dating advice.

Stories discussed this week include:

NSW Liberals elect Kellie Sloane unanimously as leader

‘May I meet you’? How a billionaire’s pickup line went viral

Look away. Sussan Ley’s glass cliff is definitely starting to crack

Even more ways police failed Hannah Clarke and her children revealed

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We're honoured to share this interview with the recipient of former judge of the International Court and the recipient of the 2025 Sydney Peace Prize, Justice Navi Pillay.

Justice Pillay is a trailblazer for human rights and women in law, and has delivered historic judgements on sexual violence and genocide.

She is the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and was recently Chair of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Justice Pillay shares so much in this interview, including how she cultivated a career in South Africa's apartheid, her relentless pursuit of justice, and some really important lessons on hope.

This interview was recorded over the phone with Angela Priestley during Justice Pillay’s time in Australia in early November, before she officially received the Sydney Peace Prize in Sydney.

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Our most-talked-about stories of the week! We look at the firsts achieved by women this week, following the first major electoral test since Trump was elected one year ago.

Plus, Poland’s set to soon remove income tax for parents with two or more children in a bid to address its dwindling population. Will it work?

Also, we look at the one in three Australian households that now report food insecurity. It’s far from a fringe issue.

Plus much more, including our favourite wins from the week.

Stories discussed include: .

 What Zohran Mamdani’s win says about the kind of politics we’re missing

‘Not a fringe issue’: 1 in 3 Australian households facing food insecurity

Poland is abolishing income tax for families raising two or more kids. Will it help?

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In late October, we learned disturbing allegations about an iconic service long associated with heroics and saving lives in dramatic circumstances across NSW: the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service.

The allegations of a toxic culture came thanks to Nine reporting, and the incredible courage of people involved in the organisation who spoke up.

So are rescue-type and emergency services especially prone to these issues?

When so-called "heroes" are involved, is it easier to overlook problematic cultures and behaviour?

And what more can organisations do to prevent these issues in the first place?

We took these questions and more to human rights lawyer Prabha Nandagopal.

Prabha’s someone who is deep in the kind of work organisations need to do if not to prevent the kind of allegations that have come out against them – then at least to effectively respond.

She has led the development of recommendations on numerous high-profile workplace cultural reviews, including the Independent Review into Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces, and in 2020 was a senior legal advisor to the Respect@Work National Inquiry and helped shape the positive duty regulatory scheme.

Now, she is the founder of Elevate Consulting Partners, supporting organisations in their commitment to positive social change.

This conversation was recorded in late October and some things may have changed at the time of publishing.

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All about the big stories this week! We discuss the best and worst ages for the gender pay gap, plus how the "usual suspects" have entered the conversation on what should have been a non-controversial discussion on supporting grieving parents.

Plus, the new AFP taskforce is cracking down on online networks targeting young girls, and how Fiji is doing the work Australia still isn’t when it comes to analysing gendered climate risks.

Stories discussed this week include:

A bill on stillbirth sees men enter the conversation to make unhinged abortion claims

New AFP taskforce to crack down on networks targeting young girls

Fiji is analysing gendered climate risks. Australia must learn from it

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The week's done! And this is the weekly wrap chat. We talk about the Royals' PR machine, the missing women in world negotiations and the mother who took on a corporate giant over her right to work from home and won.

Plus much more.

Stories discussed today include:

Women missing from 9 in 10 peace processes, as rate of conflicts hits 80 year high

It’s official: Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female prime minster

Deals done. Trump appeased. The cost of today’s meeting of men

A mother’s work from home win highlights flaws in bank’s office mandate

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We are in a care crisis, thanks to various forces compounding together, including the fact that Australians are now living longer.

But the problem is not beyond our imaginations to solve.

Abby Bloom joins the podcast, who has just penned a piece for Women’s Agenda on The Cost of Not Caring, and why Australia’s “safety net” is all of us. 

Abby is an expert in longevity, health, and care, with lived experience of caring remotely and understanding how the care crisis affects multiple generations. 

She has been researching and writing about the eldercare crisis – and has put what she’s learnt in a new book about caring for business, government and employees – launching at NSW Parliament tomorrow. It’s called “The Cost of Not Caring: Working while caring in the era of longevity 

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We discuss the top stories from the week! Including our best wins and the stories that got people talking.

This week, more courage from Gisele Pelicot in France, as she confronts one of her rapists.

Why RFK Jnr is again targeting mothers. And Japan's set to get its first female prime mininster. So does it matter that she has 'Iron Lady" ambitions?

Plus much more!

Stories discussed today include:

The women dubbed ISIS brides returning to Australia from Syria.

RFK Jnr says circumcision and Tylenol cause autism and once again mothers cop the blame

Japan's likely next female PM Sanae Takaichi has Iron Lady ambitions

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Former independent MP for North Sydney, Kylea Tink, joins the chat to discuss leadership, the art of listening, and why she's tackling one of Australia's biggest challenges: food insecurity.

Kylea opens up about the devastation she felt upon learning that her seat in North Sydney would be abolished, but also notes how she's leveraging her insider experience in politics into leadership elsewhere. It's an opportunity she wishes more people had.

She discusses the new focus she'll bring to her role as leader of Foodbank and why food insecurity poses such a significant challenge, particularly for women.

Kylea speaks with journalist Dinushi Dias.

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In the Weekly Wrap Chat, we share the best wins, including some innovative new housing services for women.

Plus, we ask why young women are more interested in gendered roles now than in 2010.

We bid farewell to the great Jane Goodall, highlighting what she taught us all.

And a new Hollywood 'star' has us creeped out. The AI character is depicted as a woman, has its own social accounts and is 'screen testing' for new roles.

Stories discussed today include:

Trailblazer for women in conservation: Dr Jane Goodall dies, aged 91

AI actor Tilly Norwood sends Hollywood into a spin

10 new homes open in Western Sydney to support women escaping domestic violence

From the manosphere to tradwives: why are young women embracing traditional gender roles?

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Three quarters of 2025 is officially done, which means we are well on the way to 2026!

And you might be exhausted, with new research showing that Australians are Quietly Cracking at work, just a few steps before they're burning out.

So what does it mean to quietly crack at work, and why are so many people experiencing it in 2025?

Dr Michelle McQuaid is here to tell us all about it and the research she’s examined on the issue. 

Michelle is an award-winning research and playful change activator. The author has six books, numerous journal articles and a regular contribution to Psychology Today.

Michelle's Women's Agenda piece on Quietly Cracking at Work, including links to her research, is available here.  

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He's got social media talking, and the mainstream press talking. His name is Andrew Hastie, a Liberal MP with big ambitions for himself and for Australia.

He wants to cut immigration, cut climate action, bring back car manufacturing and return Australia to an idealistic past that seems to have been at some point earlier than his 42 years.

While he supports his leader Sussan Ley, the first woman to lead the Liberal party, Ley's leadership doesn't really work with Andrew Hastie's aspirations for the future.

Today, we delve into what you need to know about Andrew Hastie, with special guest Su Dharmapala, co founder of Polipedia.

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We discuss the biggest stories of the week that got people talking, including girls changing behaviour to avoid transport, how Trump's latest dangerous rhetoric hurt mothers in Australia and Dr Kate Adams calling out sexism effectively and publicly.

This is the weekly wrap of Women's Agenda!

Check out our daily episodes in the feed, including key interviews and keynotes shared from our events.

Stories discussed today include:

When leaders blame mothers for autism, everyone loses

Most girls and young women change their behaviour to avoid harassment

Bondi vet owner Dr Kate Adams calls out mortgage brokers sexist assumption

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How do you manage your wellbeing, while staying across what's happening in the world?

Today's Deep Dive sees us sharing Antoinette Lattouff's recent keynote on the topic from our Women's Health Summit on 2 September.

Also today, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has addressed the UN, where he noted Australia's historical role in advocating for women's participation in such meetings.

Plus, the reality for women in business in Australia -- some highlights from our latest report on the challenges and opportunities for women starting, leading and scaling small businesses.

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In just one week in South Australia in 2023, four women were killed by a current or former partner. 

In response, the state established a Royal Commission, with 136 recommendations under the leadership of Commissioner Natasha Stott Despoja.

Today, Katrine Hildyard MP, the state's Minister for Women and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, joins the podcast to share how the government is responding to the recommendations, as well as recent legislation passed on coercive control. She also shares how her childhood shaped her need to engage with the community and enter politics.

Katrine Hilyard MP speaks with journalist Dinushi Dias.

Plus, what we're covering on Women's Agenda today, including:

Women’s rights are “unfinished business”, according to the president of the UN General Assembly Annalena Baerbock on the 30th anniversary of the landmark Beijing Declaration on gender equality, with 109 governments making new commitments this week.

And why girls want politicians to listen and step up to solve the issues they face. 

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Pregnant women and parents all over Australia and globally may be feeling concern and even guilt following US President Donald Trump's claims today that paracetamol use is "linked" to autism.

We speak with AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen to explore the claims and alleviate the fears, and to outline the added risks that Trump's claims create for women.

Plus, why did Opposition leader Sussan Ley write to 25 Republican Senators?

And former New Zealand prime mininster Jacinda Ardern has a new book out, her second in four months.

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For six decades, Wendy McCarthy AC has been fighting to get women's voices heard and to create a more gender equal society.

As an activist, she's led some of the most significant transformations of our time, especially for women's reproductive health, education and for more equal opportunities for everyone.

Wendy also demonstrates the power of community and connection -- for embarking on change, retaining your resilience and supporting your own health.

And more than anything, she understands the necessity of vigilance, always.

We share Wendy's excellent keynote from our Women's Health Summit earlier this month, where wendy received a standing ovation from those in the crowd.

Wendy was awarded Australia's highest honour earlier this year for her decades-long service across multiple communities, including the arts, business, health and women’s leadership.

Also, what we're covering on Women's Agenda Today.

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Welcome to the wrap of the week that just was, our take on some of the biggest stories that got people talking.

We discuss the wins: including how the youth of Nepal picked a 73yo woman to lead as interim PM.

Also, the gender realities of the Albanese Government's new climate targets.

How breastfeeding in public is still a thing, making people feel "uncomfortable".

Then, to the story of the week: the cancellations, the firings, and the calls for violence against those who mention Charlie Kirk's assassination, including Australian women.

Stories discussed this week include:

Nepal’s youth pick a 73yo woman to lead. Sushila Karki promises she’s not there to ‘taste power’

It’s 2025, and breastfeeding in public is still treated like a crime

Labor sets 62-70% emissions reduction target by 2035. Is it enough?

The calls for violence against women who mention Charlie Kirk

The Weekly Wrap shares the big stories covered this week on Women's Agenda.

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Three women were murdered within just a few months in Ballarat, Victoria, shocking the community and the country.

The grief and anger shared over the deaths of Samantha Murphy, Rebecca Young and Hannah McGuire, saw the community initiate a powerful and emotional protest against violence.

And today, that collective grief has been turned into collective action, with the launch of a four-year "community saturation" model aimed at disrupting and shifting the drivers of violence.

Today, we deep dive into the launch of Respect Ballarat, with Jacquie O’Brien, Respect Victoria's Director of Communications and Community Change.

Also today: The airline lounge that made an issue out of a breastfeeding mother, and the search for why mid-career women are dropping out of technical roles.

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