Australia and Oceania

When Ann O’Neill’s children were violently killed in front of her in 1994, many around her in the aftermath didn’t know how to respond. “The death of a child presents…

It’s one of the fastest growing industries globally, raking in millions for the best players and attracting a huge fanbase, but a new Australian study has revealed the dark side…

Police have searched bushland by helicopter following a fourth report of women being maliciously targeted on trails in Brisbane’s western suburbs. A group of women reported being menaced by a…

“It was like a strategic plan that I was a part of, and I was just the puppet.” Jane* was in an abusive relationship for years. Over many years of…

Sport has a role to play in creating a culture of respect, yet women in sport are often seen as “less than” on almost every measure: salaries, sponsorship, broadcasting, leadership,…

New data has debunked a “myth” that the gender pay gap exists on account of occupation choice, revealing the majority of Australia’s national gender pay gap is due to women being paid…

Ask your son or daughter, niece, or nephew to draw you a picture of a sport coach. They will most probably draw a man. Why? Our latest research published in…

Australian men and women are both becoming more progressive across generations, my recent research shows. But young women are more left-leaning than young men—so there is a gender gap, reflecting a…

A research, now published under the title “Investigating the ambitions of young women to run for national parliament: the case of Australia” in the Australian Journal of Political Science, found that for many young women…

Nine in 10 elite sportswomen have experienced some form of gendered online harm, including 87 per cent in the past year. This alarming data comes from a study by researchers at Deakin…