Life What’s changed in Australia since the COVID-19 pandemic? New report gives insight A report card on the wellbeing of Australians has been released today looking at how things have changed since the Covid-19 pandemic began.
Life Financial and psychological impacts worse for women in pandemic, study shows The fallout of the pandemic has been much worse for women than men, according to a new Australian study from the University of Queensland.
Money Huge surge in women investing triggered by the pandemic, research finds More than two fifths of female investors started investing during the pandemic, a recent survey from social investing app eToro revealed.
News & Views 1 in 3 women suffered economic hardship during pandemic, increasing likelihood of abuse Women going through financial difficulties brought on by the pandemic are up to three times more likely to be abused by their partners
News & Views World’s 10 richest men doubled their wealth to USD$1.5 trillion during pandemic The 10 richest men in the world doubled their fortunes during the pandemic, a new Oxfam study has found.
News & Views Women will continue to pay the price for the pandemic if restrictions in Australia ease at 70% vaccination When restrictions ease, women will be disproportionately affected as they are most often primary carers to children and older relatives.
News & Views Stop the contagion of violence against women What would happen if governments approached the other pandemic in our midst – violence against women – with the same level of urgency and leadership?
Life How Sarah Clark is helping manage an international travel company through a pandemic Intrepid Travel had gone from turning over almost half a billion dollars in the last 12 months, to focussing on survival.
Life Dads picked up more domestic duties during COVID finds research: Will it last? As the pandemic took hold in 2020, Australian dads picked up more of the domestic load, new research shows.
News & Views Even with a vaccine, we need to adjust our mindset to playing the COVID-19 long game With many more months of lockdowns, mask mandates and quarantining in our futures, we all need to manage our expectations.
News & Views MacKenzie Scott has donated $US4.1 billion in four months MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, is the world’s 18th richest person and has seen her wealth climb by $US23.6 billion this year.
Business How have women’s careers been impacted by the pandemic? Our survey has some insights Next Monday, Women’s Agenda will be hosting a webinar to dissect the findings of the survey and talk through how we can reset post-COVID.