order of Australia Archives - Women's Agenda

Dr Sabrin Faroqui

Dr Sabrin Farooqui receives OAM, as hundreds of Aussies are recognised for their service

For the second year in a row, the majority of Australians recognised on the Governor-General’s annual Honours List are women.

honour a woman

Honours & women: Difficult women not wanted?

Honouring women with awards has been clouded by the same structural issues that result in gender inequality in employment and leadership.

armchair feminist

What prompted this armchair feminist to do something

‘I’m usually just an armchair feminist who prefers to shout at the telly but Bettina Arndt’s Order of Australia prompted me to take action’.

Hannah Clarke

Bettina Arndt’s Order of Australia is formally under review

Bettina Arndt’s Order of Australia will be reviewed by the independent board responsible for the awards, after comments in relation to Hannah Clarke.

Record number of women recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours

Women comprised 40% of recipients of Queen’s Birthday Honours across all tiers of the awards, the highest percentage of women recipients in history.