Published in Australia between 1888 and 1905, Louisa Lawson's monthly journal, The Dawn, proposed a vision of society where women enjoyed increased political and social agency. Women's suffrage was integral to such a vision, and through The Dawn Lawson was able to blend a...
In particular, it argues that the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) affords the greatest recognition to date of the human rights of women survivors of domestic and family violence who have a disability. To better understand how the CRPD is being ...
The first country to grant national-level voting rights to women was the self-governing British colony of New Zealand, which passed the Electoral Bill in September 1893. The British colony of South Australia granted full suffrage in 1894, giving women the right to vote and to stand for parliam...
In the post-suffrage era in Australia, feminists invoked maternalist arguments in support of the idea that mothers were political subjects with rights and they extended their campaigns to press for recognition of the rights of Aboriginal women. This article examines the claim made by post-suffrage...
University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Patricia Grimshaw (Max Crawford Professor of History) (Max Crawford Professor of History) Women’s Studies and History, LaTrobe University, Victoria, Australia Katie Holmes (Senior Lecturer) (Senior Lecturer) LaTrobe University, Victoria, Australia Marilyn ...
BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- China and Australia held the 11th dialogue on human rights here on Monday, which covered the issues of human rights protection and the rights of ethnic groups, women and children. During the dialogue, the two sides also announced to continue their decade-long ...
"It's shocking to see global stigmas around spectacle wear for women still stifle more than half of the population's ability to have healthy vision, equality in education and work, and future quality of life," says Kristan Gross, Global Executive Director o...
Half Way to Equal: Report of the Inquiry into Equal Opportunity and Equal Status for Women in Australia. This report is a culmination of two and a half years of research, consultation and intensive deliberation over a mountain of evidence received by the Commi... None - 《Equal Opportunities...
Feminism's achievements regarding violence against women are a key target for the fathers' rights movement. This article provides an overview of the impact of the fathers' rights movement on men's violence against women. It documents the ways in which fathers' rights groups in Australia have inf...
6. Non-medical leave must be equally available to both women and men: Maternity leave is granted strictly to women, but if a company also has a policy in place for non-medical leave for purposes like bonding with children, male employees are entitled to the same amount of leave as women...