8 Dec 2025
Cyclones to coups: Crises drive violence against women
Governments treat gendered violence as an afterthought, leaving millions vulnerable across the Indo-Pacific.
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28 Nov 2025
The anatomy of hate: How misogyny drives extremist engagement
Young men are being exposed to online hatred early and often. Intervention is key to countering the breeding grounds. -
11 Nov 2025
When women win: India’s cricket revolution
India’s World Cup victory shows that investing in women’s sport delivers results beyond the boundary, with lessons across the region. -
5 Nov 2025
Beyond the headlines: the risk of stereotyping women in uniform
A class action on behalf of female ADF members puts a spotlight on the media portrayal of military women. -
23 Oct 2025
Australia treats gender equality as a foreign policy tool, not a principle
WPS commitments serve diplomatic ambitions, yet implementation remains inconsistent and under-resourced. -
15 Aug 2025
Afghanistan: Ten ways the Taliban is vanishing women from public life
Yet Afghan women show they have not given up – and demand that the world does not either. -
5 Aug 2025
The case for women peacekeepers from those who serve
New field research reveals how female peacekeepers improve mission effectiveness despite persistent barriers. -
30 Jul 2025
Courage is essential for Afghanistan’s women of Radio Begum
With girls banned from high schools and universities, a free educational broadcast service continues to make waves. -
24 Jun 2025
Domestic violence in the workplace: When the laws don’t work
New research finds that victims remain susceptible to power imbalances, while the systemic causes of violence are ignored. -
18 Jun 2025
AI’s war on consent: Women face coded misogyny
Evidence is growing from across the world that digital platforms increasingly enable gender-based violence with authorities slow to catch-up. -
7 Mar 2025
Getting dads to care: A key to equality in Asia
Declining birth rates, growing elderly populations and notable gender gaps in workforce participation are just some reasons for reform across the region. -
6 Mar 2025
Imagine a first for ASEAN, a woman as the Secretary-General
The Southeast Asian grouping has made strides in gender equality but a female leader would be an important step. -
5 Mar 2025
The lost potential in STEM: Why women are still left behind
The ever-growing role of technology in our everyday lives underscores the need for policy and cultural change to ensure the best minds are at work. -
4 Mar 2025
Feminism is still a dirty word in China
Organised feminist activism is nearly impossible in China in 2025, but Chinese women are still talking. -
3 Mar 2025
The hidden national security threat: Misogynistic extremism
Hate against women is often the precursor to radicalisation and mass violence. It’s time to address the connection. -
7 Feb 2025
As US retreats, Australia advances on gender equality
The new International Gender Equality Strategy is an important marker – with much work to be done. -
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2 Jan 2025
Study exposes gender gap in foreign affairs reporting
Not only with male reporters, but the experts likely to be quoted or appear on opinion pages. -
1 Nov 2024
An all-male Pacific peace mission to New Caledonia excludes women’s voices in the crisis
Women are being made invisible, yet their actions are consequential. -
29 Oct 2024
Caring for carers: The gender challenge in peacebuilding
A new report shows women with children, in particular, often find it difficult to remain within or return to this type of work. -
10 Oct 2024
The cruelty in banning Afghan women from poetry
Another tool has been taken away by state-mandated isolation. -
18 Sep 2024
Breaking barriers: Enhancing women’s participation in trade across the Indo-Pacific
A gender-inclusive trade agenda will help create better jobs and unlock greater economic potential. -
14 Aug 2024
Wong’s century: A closer look at gender mix in Australia’s top diplomatic roles
Female representation is near its highest. But some posts appear more equal than others. -
30 Jul 2024
Gender equality, the Pacific way
“Using culture to change culture” is how to make real progress in addressing a longstanding regional challenge. -
26 Jul 2024
Bring women to the table to talk ocean sustainability
The upcoming G20 summit in Brazil must focus on what has so far remained neglected – women’s experience of ocean challenges. -
14 May 2024
Targeting girls education: Pakistan’s tribal areas suffer under Taliban influence
Schools are the best weapon against extremism, that’s why the militants fear them. -
26 Apr 2024
60 years of Kartini Day: Indonesia’s feminist pioneer or political pawn?
The story of a 19th century Javanese noblewoman has been co-opted for control but also liberation. -
23 Apr 2024
In the Olympics of Drag, Taiwan just took the gold
Nymphia Wind’s victory on RuPaul’s Drag Race is historic, with implications for Taiwanese politics and international relations. -
19 Apr 2024
Afghan women: The silent victims of Taliban brutality
The Taliban is on a relentless mission to erase women from the political, economic, and societal discourse of Afghanistan. -
8 Mar 2024
Supporting Pacific women to tell the region’s stories
Ensuring all local voices are heard makes for far more powerful reporting. -
8 Mar 2024
Gender equality financing: Spotlight on Southeast Asia
A discrepancy in data collection for gender-led funding is skewing the stats on development support in the region. -
8 Mar 2024
State of play for Pacific women in 2024
When the playing field is levelled, the dividends are doubled, both in politics and sport. -
22 Feb 2024
Out of the shadows: Women as partners resisting oppression
Yulia Navalnaya – widow of Alexey Navalny – follows in the steps of other brave women forced in sorrow to carry on a political cause. -
7 Feb 2024
Whose security is really at stake? Gender must be prioritised in Australia‑PNG security agreement
More police can’t be the answer when police have long been part of the problem. -
10 Jan 2024
“An awkward photo‑op”: Japan’s persistent gender problem
A summit blunder begs the question of how women can fight for equality when they’re not even at the table. -
24 Nov 2023
China and Taiwan are big Pacific donors – but not for gender equality
More clarity on the flows of funds would help to assign what little credit is due. -
22 Nov 2023
Does Australia’s walk match its talk about helping Pacific women advance?
Big dollars are one thing, meaningful outcomes another. -
20 Nov 2023
Pacific Aid Map: Big data gaps are skewing the story about women
Better reporting is needed to properly understand which projects are targeting gender issues in the region. -
9 Nov 2023
COP28: Why a gender power divide threatens climate progress
Global negotiations often sideline gender as a “women’s issue” rather than being essential to the response. -
17 Oct 2023
Empowering women in the Pacific: A collaborative effort to confront online abuse
A regional symposium was an important step in tackling technology-facilitated gender-based violence. -
5 Oct 2023
Women in international affairs: beyond glass ceilings to the glass cliff
Is the international equal and inclusive leadership pipeline, clogged, leaky, shrinking or splitting? -
12 Sep 2023
Finding a place for youth leadership in Australia’s new International Development Policy
Young people will be central to addressing regional challenges so their meaningful inclusion must be ensured. -
24 Aug 2023
Australia showcased gender equality on the pitch. Now let’s try it on budget policy
This government has the opportunity to get serious about gender responsive budgeting by upskilling its ministries. -
7 Aug 2023
Why the F word matters if we’re serious about gender equality in foreign policy
The problem with an implied rather than explicit feminist approach is that it is all too easy to ignore. -
4 Aug 2023
Women belong everywhere and this World Cup proves football can be the great equaliser
Respect for female athletes “tearing it up on the pitch” must translate into respect off the field, too. -
15 Jun 2023
The importance of pride: supporting LGBTQ rights in Asia
The recent Sydney WorldPride was a milestone moment in connecting a regional and global movement. -
14 Jun 2023
Expanding the Women, Peace and Security agenda to the next frontier – space
Australia could have an outsized impact promoting “responsible behaviours” in space through diplomacy and gender advocacy. -
20 Apr 2023
Don’t reward the Taliban’s gender apartheid with recognition
Returning diplomats to Afghanistan would send a terrible message to women and girls that the world has given up on them. -
8 Mar 2023
Beijing and the birth rate: a question of human rights for women
Despite the government's gender positive rhetoric, Chinese women are still viewed as resources of the party state. -
8 Mar 2023
“Amplify their voice”: Promoting gender equity in Asia and the Pacific
The regional head of UN Women has a simple but crucial message on this International Women’s Day.