The Conversation
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Articles by The Conversation:
Travel Tips
Travelling overseas? Here’s what the embassy will – and won’t – do to help if you get in trouble
The Conversation | May 26, 2023
In 2021-22, about 16,000 Australians turned to an overseas mission for help in 'crisis cases' – triple the number before the pandemic.
Books
Want to become a curious thinker? Read more books, says study
The Conversation | May 19, 2023
Here's why reading books is good for society, wellbeing, your career, and building a curious mind, according to latest research.
Career
Two thirds of Australian authors are women, but they earn just $18,200 a year from writing
The Conversation | May 17, 2023
While author incomes have (very slightly) grown, they remain perilously low – making it hard to find time to write.
Food
Why you feel hungrier and crave comfort foods in cooler months
The Conversation | May 15, 2023
Reaching for pasta or a bowl of comforting soup in autumn and winter? Here’s how the cooler months can affect our cravings.
Work
Australian women mostly working in same jobs since 1980s
The Conversation | April 14, 2023
While women are participating in the paid workforce more than ever, they continue to work in the same jobs they've have always had.
Money
Are you financially literate? Here are 7 signs you’re on the right track
The Conversation | April 7, 2023
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.
Health
Endometriosis: targeting different pain key to improving treatment
The Conversation | March 31, 2023
About 40 per cent of women with endometriosis have neuropathic pain – a type of pain that doesn’t respond to traditional pain treatments.
Work
Gender diversity on boards improves organisational performance
The Conversation | March 3, 2023
Men and women offer valuable contributions to company boards. To reap these benefits, organisations should keep increasing gender diversity.
Work
Supporting feminine leadership can help create a just and kinder future
The Conversation | March 1, 2023
As we face political, social and economic challenges, now is the time to recentre the feminine within and champion a different, kinder way to lead.