Life

Old women remain the butt of jokes; they are some of society’s most marginalised people. But age invites us to become our most authentic selves.

Australia has lagged behind the rest of the world on gender equality, but now women make up almost half of cabinet. Will it make a difference?

When it comes to communicating with a friend who has cancer, there are some dos and don’ts to follow, writes cancer survivor Alyx Stewart.

For busy and ambitious women, juggling a successful career and finding love can be a challenge, but it can be done. Here’s how.

You can now support SHE DEFINED's independent journalism with a financial contribution. Here's how – and why your support matters.

The time for pretending there is only a handful of ways for women to be beautiful and fashionable is well and truly over.

When coupledom is the default, single women become devalued and invalidated. It's time to change the narrative around female singlehood.

With the pandemic exacerbating gender inequalities, the fear is that decades of momentum towards gender equity is being lost.

Women’s words can be found at the break points of history, provoking, demanding and inspiring action, writes Monica Lunin.