Julie Bishop on gender in international affairs: ‘The women have the answers’
The leaders and policymakers representing Australia overseas have traditionally been male. While that is changing, barriers to gender equality in…
Democracy Sausage: The face of the nation
Elise Stephenson from the ANU Global Institute for Women’s Leadership joins us to ask who gets to represent Australia on the world stage?
Chanel Contos on the fight for consent education
We're delighted so excited to be launching a brand new season of A Podcast of One's Own, a podcast created by the team at GIWL and hosted…
World's first justice institute for First Nations women opens at ANU
Last night, we gathered at the Australian National University to launch the Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute for First Nations Gender Justice.
Why a global day for women matters – today and every day
Over a century ago, in a time when hashtags didn’t exist, let alone #metoo, women in different parts of the world bravely took to the streets,…
Podcast: Fixing systems, not women: space and the Women, Peace and Security agenda
How does the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda apply to space policy? Why is better integration of the WPS agenda into the space sector crucial…
Is your workplace gender equality initiative actually effective?
As we head towards another International Women's Day, many organisations will turn their attention to gender equality in their workplace and…
Young people passionate about political action, but forging new pathways to change
Young politically engaged Australians care passionately about key issues, but don’t feel represented or listened to by our political leaders,…
The Face of the Nation: Gendered Institutions in International Affairs
International affairs is undergoing fundamental and rapid gendered change, spurred on by shifting social and governance norms and the adoption of…
The big gender pay gap reveal exposes the good, bad and ugly of large Australian companies
This week marked the first public release of gender pay gaps for almost 5,000 private organisations by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA)…
LGBTQIA+ experiences of diplomacy
GIWL Researcher Jack Hayes is conducting a research project studying the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, same-gender attracted, queer,…
How can we build capacity to advance gender equality in the space sector?
In November, we attended the 2023 Space4Women Expert Meeting in Montréal, Canada. The meeting was part of the Space4Women project, which aims to…
Understanding the care economy in Southeast Asia
What does the care economy look like in Southeast Asia? When it comes to looking after children, the elderly and disabled communities, who is doing…
Year in Review: 2023 at GIWL
As we head into the last weeks of 2023, I just want to thank you all for your support of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership this year.
Old inequalities, new space? Women, peace and space security
Senior US Space Force officials visiting Australia have warned that a conflict in space in the next few years is a very real prospect. From Australia…
Decrypting diversity in Australia’s intelligence community
Under its terms of reference, one of the tasks of the 2024 independent review of Australia’s national intelligence community is to consider whether…
Preventing tech-based gendered abuse
We're pleased to announce that the Global Institute for Women's Leadership is one of the recipients of the $3 million eSafety Commissioner…
A new partnership to promote gender equality in Southeast Asia
The Global Institute for Women's Leadership (GIWL) is pleased to announce its partnership with Investing in Women (IW), a multi-country program…