“When someone tells you that something cannot be done, just ask them why. Almost anything can be done if there’s a will to do it,” says Wendy McCarthy @takingalongview at the @forbes_au Women’s Summit.
So @VisitSaudi is the official sponsor of the Council of Australian Tour Operators' "sell-out" International Women's Day event?
@KZiwica has seen some #IWD clangers in her time, but a Saudi Arabia sponsorship takes the pink cupcake on #IWD2023.
https://t.co/JskLlezDnF
"We talk a lot of 1.5 degrees as a goal, but I think people have lost track of what it really means. The system isn't really accounting for the true cost of the climate crisis," @SHamblinWang says at the launch of #TheClimateLoad report.
"I feel hopeful. At least we have more women in parliament now. We still need more diversity, but I'm hopeful. The community wants climate addressed," @larissawaters on the new parliament's approach to climate action. #TheClimateLoad
Thanks @WomensAgenda & @madelinehislop! We also cannot become a global leader on matters relating to gender equity if we don't use paid parental leave policy to encourage and support parents to share the care.
‘A petition to get FIFA’s reported decision reversed has launched online..’
10,000 and counting.
Should be 100,000.
A sponsor cannot be attached to an event in which the State it is party to would imprison the many LGBTI athletes competing. https://t.co/5xhvxROJ6Y
There's a new petition to stop Saudi Arabia's tourist authority from sponsorsing the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. @mshawcoaching told me why she wanted to start it, and why we have to keep the pressure on. @WomensAgenda
https://t.co/QrH3Cht0El
#breaking the government is abolishing the AAT and replacing it with a new organisation
"A central feature of the new body will be a transparent and merit-based selection process for the appointment of non-judicial members."
🙌🏻 Women will make up 55% of Victoria’s legislative council, marking the first time a majority of women have been elected to the chamber - via @WomensAgenda https://t.co/kr8gtv95XX
New data from @WGEAgency shows:
⬇️ Women are earning on avg $26.k less than men.
❌ 7/10 employers report gender pay gaps in favour of men.
❌ Just 22% of CEOs are women.
❌ 1/5 boards have no women at all.
@madelinehislop@WomensAgenda#Womenleaders
https://t.co/iVJekFjpSg
There is bravado & there is brave.
There is hubris & there is humility.
There is cunning & there is courage.
There is bulldozing & there is @BridgetArcherMP
A portrait of a brave, humble & courageous politician rebuking the bravado, hubris & cunning of her former leader.
“We’re meeting because we are prime ministers." @MarinSanna and @jacindaardern give the perfect response to a male reporter asking whether the two were meeting because they’re “similar in age”.
@WomensAgenda
https://t.co/RcwJfn6oqu
Letting go of #gendernorms is not just good for women, it’s good for the economy.
New report by @D_AccessEcon & @AIIWomen shows breaking down gender norms could unlock $128 billion per year & 461,000 additional full-time employees.
v. @WomensAgenda https://t.co/zW7T1DgjNr
Breaking down gender norms in Australia could unlock $128 billion per year in the economy and 461,000 additional full-time employees. As @WomensAgenda's @madelinehislop reports, the findings were revealed in a new report by @D_AccessEcon & @AIIWomen.
https://t.co/w4g9ieoqL9
“Ultimately, the only thing that’s going to get us out of this mess is empathy, and that’s something you have to do every day.” @Hannahgadsby tells @JuliaGillard.
@WomensAgenda
https://t.co/pwZE2JfAeH
I don't know anyone who would have the strength of character to go through something so tumultuous and have the courage to step up and represent her country on the world stage AND SMASH IT. Donnell Wallam is my hero.