The Women's Agenda Podcast

Wrapping up another week on Women's Agenda, we explore the parliamentary stunt from a certain politician claiming she was supporting women’s rights. Plus, the wild rant from a billionaire claiming taxes almost "ruined" his life, and the reminder offered again this week that a woman celebrating epic success online can still trigger misogyny. Plus, we find the wins in the latest national snapshot from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency scorecard for Australia, where there has been an uptick in the share of paid parental leave being taken by men. The Women's Agenda Podcast is published by Agenda Media, the 100% all female owned and run media business. You can check out all the latest stories and discussed on our webste here.

We wrap up the top stories of the week! Including the latest big party appointments and firsts for women, the cracking glass cliffs and why a billionaire thought it was a good idea to share his dating advice.Stories discussed this week include: NSW Liberals elect Kellie Sloane unanimously as leader‘May I meet you’? How a billionaire’s pickup line went viral Look away. Sussan Ley’s glass cliff is definitely starting to crack Even more ways police failed Hannah Clarke and her children revealedWomen's Agenda is published by the 100% women-owned and run Agenda Media.Check out more on the stories discussed today at Women's Agenda, where you can also sign up for our free daily newsletter. Keen to support our work? Become a Women's Agenda Member.

We're honoured to share this interview with the recipient of former judge of the International Court and the recipient of the 2025 Sydney Peace Prize, Justice Navi Pillay. Justice Pillay is a trailblazer for human rights and women in law, and has delivered historic judgements on sexual violence and genocide. She is the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and was recently Chair of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Justice Pillay shares so much in this interview, including how she cultivated a career in South Africa's apartheid, her relentless pursuit of justice, and some really important lessons on hope. This interview was recorded over the phone with Angela Priestley during Justice Pillay’s time in Australia in early November, before she officially received the Sydney Peace Prize in Sydney. The Women's Agenda Podcast is published by the 100% women-owned and run Agenda Media. Check out more on the stories discussed today at Women's Agenda, where you can also sign up for our free daily newsletter. Keen to support our work? Become a Women's Agenda Member.

Our most-talked-about stories of the week! We look at the firsts achieved by women this week, following the first major electoral test since Trump was elected one year ago.Plus, Poland’s set to soon remove income tax for parents with two or more children in a bid to address its dwindling population. Will it work?Also, we look at the one in three Australian households that now report food insecurity. It’s far from a fringe issue.Plus much more, including our favourite wins from the week.Stories discussed include: . What Zohran Mamdani’s win says about the kind of politics we’re missing‘Not a fringe issue’: 1 in 3 Australian households facing food insecurityPoland is abolishing income tax for families raising two or more kids. Will it help? 

In late October, we learned disturbing allegations about an iconic service long associated with heroics and saving lives in dramatic circumstances across NSW: the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. The allegations of a toxic culture came thanks to Nine reporting, and the incredible courage of people involved in the organisation who spoke up. So are rescue-type and emergency services especially prone to these issues? When so-called "heroes" are involved, is it easier to overlook problematic cultures and behaviour? And what more can organisations do to prevent these issues in the first place? We took these questions and more to human rights lawyer Prabha Nandagopal. Prabha’s someone who is deep in the kind of work organisations need to do if not to prevent the kind of allegations that have come out against them – then at least to effectively respond. She has led the development of recommendations on numerous high-profile workplace cultural reviews, including the Independent Review into Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces, and in 2020 was a senior legal advisor to the Respect@Work National Inquiry and helped shape the positive duty regulatory scheme.Now, she is the founder of Elevate Consulting Partners, supporting organisations in their commitment to positive social change.This conversation was recorded in late October and some things may have changed at the time of publishing.

All about the big stories this week! We discuss the best and worst ages for the gender pay gap, plus how the "usual suspects" have entered the conversation on what should have been a non-controversial discussion on supporting grieving parents. Plus, the new AFP taskforce is cracking down on online networks targeting young girls, and how Fiji is doing the work Australia still isn’t when it comes to analysing gendered climate risks.Stories discussed this week include: A bill on stillbirth sees men enter the conversation to make unhinged abortion claims New AFP taskforce to crack down on networks targeting young girls Fiji is analysing gendered climate risks. Australia must learn from it

The week's done! And this is the weekly wrap chat. We talk about the Royals' PR machine, the missing women in world negotiations and the mother who took on a corporate giant over her right to work from home and won.Plus much more. Stories discussed today include: Women missing from 9 in 10 peace processes, as rate of conflicts hits 80 year highIt’s official: Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female prime minsterDeals done. Trump appeased. The cost of today’s meeting of menA mother’s work from home win highlights flaws in bank’s office mandateWomen's Agenda is published by the 100% women-owned and run Agenda Media.The Women's Agenda podcast breaks down some of the latest things we're covering on Women's Agenda and takes a daily 'deep dive' into a key story with a newsmaker, a key expert source who can share a great women's perspective on a major story we're following, or a key contributor or journalist.Check out more on the stories discussed today at Women's Agenda, where you can also sign up for our free daily newsletter. Keen to support our work? Become a Women's Agenda Member.

We discuss the top stories from the week! Including our best wins and the stories that got people talking. This week, more courage from Gisele Pelicot in France, as she confronts one of her rapists. Why RFK Jnr is again targeting mothers. And Japan's set to get its first female prime mininster. So does it matter that she has 'Iron Lady" ambitions? Plus much more! Stories discussed today include: The women dubbed ISIS brides returning to Australia from Syria. RFK Jnr says circumcision and Tylenol cause autism and once again mothers cop the blame Japan's likely next female PM Sanae Takaichi has Iron Lady ambitions Women's Agenda is published by the 100% women-owned and run Agenda Media.The Women's Agenda podcast breaks down some of the latest things we're covering on Women's Agenda and takes a daily 'deep dive' into a key story with a newsmaker, a key expert source who can share a great women's perspective on a major story we're following, or a key contributor or journalist.Check out more on the stories discussed today at Women's Agenda, where you can also sign up for our free daily newsletter. Keen to support our work? Become a Women's Agenda Member.