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Eldest daughters often carry a heavy but invisible burden of domestic responsibility from a young age. Here's how to break the cycle.

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated social and economic inequality for women, and they have been slower to return to work than men.

Men outnumber women by two-to-one on bikes in Australia. It’s time women were involved in planning biking systems to feel safer on the road.

In 2021-22, about 16,000 Australians turned to an overseas mission for help in 'crisis cases' – triple the number before the pandemic.

Here's why reading books is good for society, wellbeing, your career, and building a curious mind, according to latest research.

While author incomes have (very slightly) grown, they remain perilously low – making it hard to find time to write.

Reaching for pasta or a bowl of comforting soup in autumn and winter? Here’s how the cooler months can affect our cravings.

While women are participating in the paid workforce more than ever, they continue to work in the same jobs they've have always had.

We’re told to make sure we are financially literate but what does that mean in practice? Here are seven signs you’ve got the basics.