Georgie Dent
Women's Agenda
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Recent articles by Georgie:
This government has acted with impunity towards women for too long
The pattern we've seem from this government? Act with impunity and then actively seek to silence anyone who dares to call it out. → Read More
Combining work with small children is hard. It's harder still if you have a partner who doesn't help
In a weekend op-ed Vicky Campion outlines the myriad ways trying to combine work with parenting two small children is the 'mother of all battles'. → Read More
Ending free childcare on June 28 will be a disaster for Australia
How scrapping ‘free’ childcare will hurt providers, parents and children → Read More
Scott Morrison announces FREE childcare during pandemic
Free childcare has been offered to all Australian parents with a job during the COVOD19 pandemic. If their child is enrolled, they will not be charged. → Read More
The price of ignorance on climate change is one we must not accept
Imagine if this is just the beginning? As horrific as that it is to consider we already know the price of ignorance is worse. → Read More
'Trust women, pass the bill': 1000 gathered for pro-choice rally on Saturday
The rally came ahead of the NSW parliament voting on the bill to decriminalise abortion this week. → Read More
Pain and Prejudice: Why women’s health problems have been belittled & ignored
In her book Pain and Prejudice, Gabrielle Jackson explores how women's pain is viewed and treated, not just by the medical profession, but by wider society. → Read More
The drug test that turned Shayna Jack's life upside down
On the 12th of July swimmer Shayna Jack was notified by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority that she had tested positive to a prohibited substance. → Read More
The problem with the invisibility of parenting
Caring work and parenting isn’t measured or valued despite being worth billions of dollars to every economy around the globe each year. → Read More
The Tayla Harris kick challenge that is everything
AFLW player Tayla Harris set the #TaylaKickChallenge: replicate her kick, share the picture online & a winner will receive a free pair of Nike boots. → Read More
UPDATE: Treasury gives one chair (just the one) to women’s groups in budget lock up
After initially excluding a number of women's organisations that routinely attend the federal budget lock up Treasury relented & offered a seat to the ERA. → Read More
Women's groups excluded from this year's Federal Budget lockup.
Eight community organisations representing women, children & indigenous Australians have been excluded from the Federal Budget lockup in 2019. → Read More
My wish list on Valentine’s Day
Forget red roses, if you want to make women happy as the Valentine's Day marketing trope suggests, this is the wishlist to consider. → Read More
Why it’s too late for this government to claim it takes domestic violence seriously
A $78 million funding package for domestic violence is too little for a government that has consistently failed to provide adequate funding. → Read More
Research confirms working mums are ‘up to 40% more stressed’
You probably didn't need a study to confirm this, but one has. → Read More
The vilification of women in The Matildas saga
The fall out from FFA sacking the head coach of the national women’s team has been spectacularly ugly. → Read More
Watch Winnie Byanyima’s ‘epic take down’ of a former Yahoo CFO at Davos
Oxfam International Director Winnie Byanyima and historian Rutger Bregman discuss The Cost of Inequality at Davos & it's gone viral. → Read More
The UAE handed out awards for gender equality & men won them all
A tweet on Sunday from Dubai's official social media account announcing the winners of the government's gender equality awards attracted global attention. → Read More
The problem with Kelly O'Dwyer leaving Canberra for family reasons
Her decision is a considerable loss to the Coalition but it is perfectly fathomable. → Read More
Finally! A chart confirms why mums should never work outside the home
In response to the question of whether women should work The Transformed Wife Facebook page posted a detailed chart plotting the various alternatives. → Read More