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Women are pushing back against the 'boys will be boys' culture.

There is a new era of girls being girls, and boys better watch out

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Clementine Ford
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Alison Sainsbury and her daughter Katie are hoping to celebrate a presidential victory for Hillary Clinton.

Australian 'Clintonistas' partying for Hillary

Jenna Price

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's race to the White House is being closely followed by people around the globe.

This is why I'm finding it hard to care about the US election

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Celeste Liddle

The concept of segregated schooling relies on a binary gender model that is increasingly irrelevant.

Why there is no place for single-sex schools in 2016

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Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Daily Life has a fresh new look and the same great content.

Welcome to Daily Life's 2016 Women of the Year

Danielle Teutsch

It is going to be a narrow fight to the finish for Hillary Clinton.

I volunteered to door knock for Hillary Clinton

Scarlett Harris

Australian Greens Senator Scott Ludlam says he has been dealing with depression and anxiety for some time.

To me, Scott Ludlam's leave of absence means the world

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Brandon Cook

Since the age of 15, one in four women in Australia have experienced at least one incident of violence by a partner.

Intimate partner violence is leading health risk factor for women: study

Kim Webster and Zuleyka Zevallos

Beyonce and Jay Z perform at a concert for Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, November 4, 2016 in Cleveland.

Clinton reclaims her 'cookies' line (with a little help from Beyonce)

Amy Chozick

Beyonce not only ruled the music scene with Lemonade but took #BlackLivesMatter global.

2016: The year in women

Daisy Dumas

Speaking to the media after Ardent Leisure's AGM on 27th October 2016.

The double standard treatment of Ardent Leisure CEO Deborah Thomas

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Jane Caro

Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign rally on Wednesday in Arizona.

Drunk Hillary memes are trying desperately to prove Clinton is an alcoholic

Abby Ohlheiser

Brisbane-based start up Nomadic Thinkers has "ruffled feathers" by only including males in their workplaces.

Why a start-up's male-only workspace is 'ruffling feathers'

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Andrew P Street

A Hillary Clinton supporter in New Hampshire.

Will Republican women save Hillary Clinton?

Jennifer Rubin

Season four of <i>Orange is the New Black</i> on Netflix ended with the death of one of the show's queer characters.

Television 'failed queer women' in 2016, says GLAAD

Bethonie Butler

Donald Trump's lawyer has dismissed the allegations as "categorically untrue, completely fabricated and politically ...

'She is in terrible fear': Woman accusing Donald Trump of child rape backs out of public press conference

Jenny Noyes

Brock Turner in court.

Stanford sexual assault survivor named Glamour 'Woman of the Year'

Katie Mettler

Women march in Washington D.C. in 2004, in defence of abortion rights. 12 years on, the issue is still debated in ...

10 barriers to abortion in Queensland

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Daisy Dumas

Bono.

Bono doesn't need another microphone, but women do

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Clementine Ford

What has Rosie Batty done to deserve Mark Latham's outpouring of bile?

A message for Mark Latham: lay off Rosie Batty

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Jenna Price

We know abstinence is the wrong approach for physical sex education. The same goes for digital interactions.

What I wish someone had taught me about sexting

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Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

During her year as AOTY, Rosie Batty spoke on more than 300 occasions and continues this engagement, from community ...

'She is a great Australian and we make no apology': Rosie Batty defended after Mark Latham attack

Jenna Price

Is there common ground between the worlds of men's rights activism and feminism?

Can feminist men open up a useful dialogue with MRAs?

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Ashley Thomson

Wayne Dominici, 23, cries on the shoulder of his aunt, Ada Dominici, at a memorial outside Pulse, the gay nightclub ...

Chicago school cancels 'Christian' haunted house that depicted Pulse nightclub massacre for Halloween

Jenny Noyes

Jessica Zharnest and Lexi Fragola turned the booty call messages they receive into something useful.

These women came to Halloween as bad 3am sext messages, terrified everyone

Huma Abedin walking off of Clinton's campaign plane in September.

Hillary Clinton may finally have to cut ties with her closest aide

Amy Chozick and Mark Landler

Donald Trump and Jennifer Hawkins in 2004 after she was crowned Miss Universe.

Jennifer Hawkins defended Donald Trump because he'll always be her boss

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Jenna Price

The moment Trump says Melania will be delivering more speeches.

The moment Trump tells Melania she'll be making 'two or three' more speeches

Mary Ward

The cover of Mockingbird No 8.

The feminist t-shirt that proved too much for comic book fans

David Betancourt

Hillary Clinton.

Could Hillary Clinton continue Bill's record on breaking glass ceilings in cabinet?

Elise Viebeck

If we don't act to stop attacks on women in VR, it will become yet another exclusionary, male-dominated space.

'His hand approached my body and started to virtually rub my chest'

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Clementine Ford

Former Senator Nova Peris and former Prime Minister Julia Gillard have both faced sexism, harassment and threats.

Women in parliaments everywhere routinely face sexism and threats

NICK CUMMING-BRUCE

Minister for Women and the Minister for Employment: Michaelia Cash.

Is Michaelia Cash a worse Minister for Women than Tony Abbott?

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Jenna Price

University of Wisconsin student Alec Cook, who is now facing 34 counts of sexual assault.

One student charged another with sexual assault. Then the floodgates opened

Fred Barbash

A couple of nasty women: Hillary Clinton (L) at a rally in New Hampshire with Senator Elizabeth Warren.

Paid parental leave backflip affects all us nasty women

Karen Hardy

The online world is where they socialise, negotiate, deal with criticism, accept praise, express opinions.

Accepting the 'new normal' that our kids can't separate social media from the 'real' world

Kerri Sackville

They say a dog is a man's best friend but in Spain canines may also be a woman's best protection against abusive partners.

In Spain, abused women are being provided with protection dogs

Nicole Economos

'The Red Pill' filmmaker Cassie Jaye found many Men's Rights Activists' arguments convincing and shifted her focus.

Melbourne cinema cancels screenings of MRA documentary 'The Red Pill' after petition

Jenny Noyes

Aidan Turner as the smouldering hero Poldark in the series of the same name.

TV shows need to quit peddling the rape myth that 'no means yes'

Clementine Ford

"How can they make changes with less than 12 months' notice?" asks Amy Shipp, pictured here with her daughter, Emily. "I ...

'They don't care': Paid Parental Leave cut leaves women devastated

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Jenna Price

Ariana Lenarsky.

Woman tweets alleged groping incident on plane, then posts photo when police do nothing

Jenny Noyes

Montana state District Judge John McKeon.

Outrage after father receives 60-day sentence for raping his daughter

Kristine Guerra

Food trucks and rides will bring a carnival atmosphere to the Park, as young Jack Seabury discovered on Monday.

Five things not to miss at new-look Flemington

Melissa Singer

We shouldn't rely on CCTV to stop violence against women

Caitlin Overington

Donald Trump had just called Hillary Clinton a "nasty woman," and Clinton's childhood girlfriends started laughing.

Debate-watching with Hillary Clinton's BFFs

Jessica Bennett

The 'Ask for Angela' campaign.

'Ask for Angela': How one council is keeping women safe on dates

Be aware too, that it can take time to leave when you are being abused.

How to leave an abusive partner

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Carmel O'Brien

Age liftout: My Top 5 Picks of the Program. Clementine Ford, Alice Pung, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Charlotte Wood, Rafael Epstein

Why women must not stop speaking out against abuse

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Clementine Ford

Fans were not happy about this depiction of Marvel character, Riri Williams.

Marvel pulls 'sexy' 15yo superhero after fan backlash

Mary Ward

Why is it that Azealia Banks's version of events is not trusted?

Why does Russell Crowe get the benefit of the doubt over Azealia Banks?

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Naomi Chainey

Maria Claudia Lutz with her two children, Martin, 10 and Elisa, 11.

There are no excuses for the Davidson tragedy

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Carly Findlay

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during the third presidential debate with Republican presidential ...

Hillary Clinton mounts passionate defence of a woman's right to choose

Jenny Noyes

A protester holds a sign that reads in Spanish: "They didn't ask my aggressor how he was dressed," during a ...

Women in Argentina protest after rape and murder of 16-year-old

Caroline Stauffer

'Offensive' Weight Watchers stunt misses the mark and women aren't buying it

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Jenny Noyes

Melania Trump has questioned the background of the women who accused her husband of forcibly kissing or touching them.

Is Melania Trump devilishly clever - or totally out to lunch?

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Jennifer Rubin

If Trump's campaign has accomplished anything, it's reminding women they have plenty to fear

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Ginia Bellafante

A still from the documentary 'Hush'.

The Christian lobby is now trying to convince women that abortion causes breast cancer

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Jane Gilmore

One of the released girls (right) is met by a Nigerian government official in Abuja.

Freed Chibok girls tell how they endured two years of slavery for Boko Haram

Chris Stein and Dionne Searcey

Nigeria's first lady Aisha Buhari.

Nigerian first lady says she won't ask women to vote for her husband

Siobhan O'Grady

Captain Madeleine Habib - pictured here on the Aurora Australis in 2013 - was detained and jailed by the Israeli ...

'It's hard to engage military against a little ray of hope': Gaza protesters fight back with dignity - and tea

Daisy Dumas

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she didn't misspeak about Donald Trump.

Is this the end of 'Notorious RBG'?

Caitlin Gibson

Mariam Kasim, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo carries her one day old baby Sarah Bonamaxi at the ...

Women and children urgently need shelter, says UNHCR

Nicole Economos

Tamika Cross.

Black women share selfies to show #WhatADoctorLooksLike

Jenny Noyes

Body Image Movement founder Taryn Brumfitt (C) with Business Chicks CEO Emma Isaacs (L) and Lorna Jane Clarkson (R).

Taryn Brumfitt under fire after Facebook post saying she 'adores' Lorna Jane

Mary Ward

Soraya was kissed on the breast on French live television, prompting over 250 complaints.

Woman's breast kissed on live television without her consent

Mary Ward

First lady Michelle Obama speaks during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on ...

The authentic power of Michelle Obama

Frank Bruni

Twitter could be a safety net, instead for some it's a living hell

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Patrick Lenton

Alima from Jilkminggan, with Kelly Wright. Alima is the same age as Wright's son.

'I'm not going to leave them in third world conditions': Meet the Bondi hairdresser turned social innovator

Daisy Dumas

Six babies a day are stillborn everyday, says Stillborn Australia's Victoria Bowring.

'Last week you were pregnant, this week you're not and you don't have a baby to show for it'

Daisy Dumas

The sad truth is that we can't afford to give harassers the benefit of the doubt.

Why we can't afford to give the man on the train the benefit of the doubt

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Clementine Ford

Radio talk show host and political commentator Rush Limbaugh.

Right-wing commentator says left are obsessed with consent. Is correct?

Mary Ward

Musician Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel prize in literature.

Why no woman won the Nobel prize this year

Jenna Price

More than 27 million men, women and children are estimated to be trapped in slavery today.

Chained to a bed and servicing 50 clients a day: this is why we need the Walk for Freedom

Daisy Dumas

Former Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard, former Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete, and Prime Minister of Norway ...

Sometimes, sexism gets the reward it deserves

Michelle Grattan

Viktor Horsting Fashion designer, 47, in a relationship

What I know about women...

Jane Rocca

We need these safe spaces to have important conversations on manly topics.

Please don't take away our precious locker rooms

Ben Pobjie

Hillary Clinton, 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, smiles before speaking during a campaign event in Columbus, Ohio, ...

What the US election result would look like if only men voted

Helena Horton

Jo Cox was shot and stabbed in the street on June 16 and later died.

Julia Gillard at Jo Cox memorial: Women in public life are threatened 'almost daily'

Jenny Noyes

Republican politician Betsy McCaughey

Beyonce the latest excuse for Donald Trump's 'pussy' comments

Jenny Noyes

Hillary Clinton with supporters at a campaign rally.

Never Trump – but I'm still not excited about a Hillary Clinton victory

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Ruby Hamad

The full page ad in Tuesday's <i>Washington Post</i>.

3000 sexual assault survivors take out full-page ad against Trump

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a town hall-style forum, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016.

Conservative blogger quits Republican party in epic Twitter rant

Hillary Clinton shakes hands with husband Bill Clinton after the Presidential Debate with Republican presidential ...

What I hope Hillary Clinton says next time she's asked about Bill's cheating

Virginia Heffernan

Doctors need to understand the mental health needs of their patients.

LGBTI people need doctors to leave their prejudice at the door

Roz Bellamy

Age liftout: My Top 5 Picks of the Program. Clementine Ford, Alice Pung, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Charlotte Wood, Rafael Epstein

Clementine Ford: Imagine if Australian women held a general strike

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Clementine Ford

Peta Credlin hasn't abandoned Canberra life forever, she attended this year's Midwinter Ball at Parliament House.

Peta Credlin calls out 'locker room' comments in Canberra

Jenna Clarke

The nastiest social media trolling is often directed at women in power or those deemed to be feminist.

Social media abuse is a sign that the feminist project still far from finished

Eva Cox

Students, as well as teachers, see trigger warnings as a way of opening up discussion rather than closing it down.

In praise of trigger warnings

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Ika Willis

"I want all governments to be scared of women," says Marta Lempart, Polish women's rights campaigner and lead of its ...

How the women of Poland pulled off their massive nationwide protest

Daisy Dumas

Donald Trump poses with his daughter Ivanka Trump at a party in Los Angeles.

Why are men pretending to be so shocked at Trump's lewd comments about women?

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Linda Tirado

It was The Washington Post's stamp that gave credence to the authenticity of the 2005 video of Donald Trump on the set ...

We have all been Arianne Zucker in that Donald Trump video

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Jenny Noyes

Hillary Clinton (L) and daughter Chelsea Clinton campaigning in Pennsylvania on October 4, 2016.

Hillary Clinton's message to 15-year-old girl was confusing... and spot on

Heidi Stevens

Ivanka Trump listens as her father delivers a policy speech.

Republicans are finally denouncing Donald Trump. Here's why that's still depressing

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Kasey Edwards

It was The Washington Post's stamp that gave credence to the authenticity of the 2005 video of Donald Trump on the set ...

A million women share their sexual assault stories after Trump's groping comments

Jenny Noyes

The Pantsuit Power flashmob.

'Pantsuit Power' flashmob video for Hillary Clinton goes viral

Sarah L. Kaufman

Happy kids AND clean sheets - what scorcery is this?

How do some people have it all?

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Dom Knight

Nazi Paikidze.

'I will not wear a hijab': US chess star refuses to attend world championships in Iran

Cleve R. Wootson Jr.

A one-size-fits-all approach is careless, writes Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen.

It's time to admit we haven't solved the problem of contraception

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Thousands of women demonstrate in front of the Polish parliament against a legislative project that will effectively ...

Industrial action is the perfect response to lost reproductive rights

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Naomi Chainey