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From her Melbourne living room, Talika Thomas created SheShare – Australia’s first women’s only flatmate platform for all ages.

A man kept asking his flatmate on dates. Talika’s idea might fix the problem

Years of soaring property prices have meant the age of renters extend well beyond young adults and into new generations. But for women, it can come with additional hurdles.

  • Cassandra Morgan

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A QCAT tribunal has ruled in favour of a class action style case proceeding against the government’s ban on gender therapies for children diagnosed with gender dysphoria.

Hundreds of children can join class action, seeking millions in claims

The complaint brought by a 12-year-old transgender child will proceed as a class action-style case, meaning hundreds of children can lodge a claim.

  • Courtney Kruk

‘Slow femicide’: Call to hold abusive partners to account for suicides

One of the nation’s leading domestic violence experts has urged a rethink of the treatment of suicide deaths when there is a history of domestic abuse.

  • Carla Hildebrandt and Melissa Fyfe
Kate Halfpenny (front) with her siblings (from left) Louise, Jane and Craig.

The middle child is a dying breed – and this is why society will be worse off without us

I share this connection with Princess Diana and Winston Churchill. And it’s in danger of being lost.

  • Kate Halfpenny
Dr Aisling Mulvihill and her children.

Why adults are using gendered language on our kids at childcare

A University of Queensland study has explored why there is a disparity in the words used in early education when talking to girls versus boys.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt

How male sex toys became the last bedroom taboo

In the past decade, women’s sex toys have become couched in the language of empowerment, wellness and self-care. So why haven’t toys for straight men undergone the same rebrand?

  • Lauren Ironmonger
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Ladders aren’t only a risk for foolhardy middle-aged men. I learnt the hard way

A stepladder, a pressure hose and my middle-aged balance. What could go wrong?

I wanted to know what it’s like to be a man for a day. So, I climbed an actual ladder.

  • Kerri Sackville
Justin Trudeau spoke about gender and politics at Mecca ahead of the Women Deliver summit.

‘Douche bags’: Justin Trudeau takes on the manosphere in Melbourne

Perched on a bright red couch shaped like a pair of lips, the former Canadian PM sounded off about the negative forces seeking to influence young men.

  • Cara Waters
There was no sign of big picture thinking from first ministers at this week’s national cabinet.

When women are driven from public life, democracy pays the price

Some of our women MPs have had to endure horrendous threats of violence. Measures must be taken now so women aren’t further discouraged from public life.

  • Licia Heath
Increasing instances of bullying and intimidation in schools has coincided with falling teacher confidence in managing poor behaviours.

I approached a woman in a pub. It was a vital step toward becoming a good man

A generation of young men are being drawn toward voices that promise power, certainty and identity. Schools can’t keep looking the other way.

  • Adam Voigt