The award for worst job of 2024 goes to these folk. I almost feel sorry for them

The award for worst job of 2024 goes to these folk. I almost feel sorry for them

A nation that has done an appalling job of protecting women at work – or of paying them fairly – is about to hear what’s real and what’s not.

  • byJenna Price

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Heard it on the Grapevine:Start-ups have their ‘me too’ moment

Heard it on the Grapevine:Start-ups have their ‘me too’ moment

Fed up with ‘dick pics’ and harassment,women working in Australian tech companies are launching a platform to stamp out the behaviour.

  • byDavid Swan
‘Decapitated puppy on the doorstep’:WA prison guard alleges harassment,then retaliation
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‘Decapitated puppy on the doorstep’:WA prison guard alleges harassment,then retaliation

She described the culture among many staff members at Bunbury Regional Prison as hostile and claims she was repeatedly subjected to bullying and unwanted advances during her two-year stint as a prison guard.

  • byMichael Genovese
Ex-US government official arrested for hate crime after berating halal vendor

Ex-US government official arrested for hate crime after berating halal vendor

Stuart Seldowitz,64,was arrested on charges of aggravated harassment,hate crime stalking,stalking causing fear,and stalking at a place of employment,police said on Thursday AEDT in a statement.

  • byDaniel Trotta
‘It’s an economic issue’:Commissioner Anna Cody on sex discrimination
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‘It’s an economic issue’:Commissioner Anna Cody on sex discrimination

Much can be resolved if we listen to the changes that women and girls are calling for,says the academic and lawyer.

  • byBenjamin Law
Australian comedy has a culture problem. But there are solutions

Australian comedy has a culture problem. But there are solutions

Following reports of widespread abuse,harassment and sexual violence in the local scene,Australian women comedians offer suggestions for a path forward.

  • byHannah Story
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Christie Whelan Browne seeks $2 million for alleged sexual harassment

Christie Whelan Browne seeks $2 million for alleged sexual harassment

The Federal Court lawsuit alleges the company behind The Rocky Horror show failed to protect her from repeated sexual harassment by Craig McLachlan.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Actor Christie Whelan Browne sues over alleged sexual harassment

Actor Christie Whelan Browne sues over alleged sexual harassment

The actor alleges the theatre company behind The Rocky Horror Show subjected her to “repeated sexual harassment by a fellow cast member”.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
New sex discrimination commissioner urges wider lens to tackle inequality

New sex discrimination commissioner urges wider lens to tackle inequality

Lawyer and academic Dr Anna Cody says Australia should no longer take a single-issue approach to equality as she flagged a focus on LGBTQI+ issues.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Sexual harassment persists at BHP after $300m spent on women’s safety

Sexual harassment persists at BHP after $300m spent on women’s safety

BHP chief executive Mike Henry said the world’s biggest miner still has “some ways to go” to create a safe environment for all female employees.

  • byAmy Bainbridge andNabila Ahmed
Former Liberal MP accused of online harassment by female party member

Former Liberal MP accused of online harassment by female party member

Bernie Finn has vowed to fight “nonsense” allegations of online harassment made by a prominent former member of the party.

  • byAnnika Smethurst