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90 per cent of teachers can't afford to live where they teach: study

19 May 2023

Research suggests housing affordability is a major issue for teachers and may exacerbate the shortage crisis further.

Julia Gutman with her work Head in the sky, feet on the ground at the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2023 winners announcement

The fine art of storytelling for Archibald winner and UNSW alumna

15 May 2023

Archibald Prize winner Julia Gutman paints portraits whose stories run deep, and are layered with meaning and with textiles, too.

UN CEDAW members Natasha Stott Despoja AO and Corinne Dettmeijer-Vermeulen with report author Dr Janani Shanthosh in Geneva, Switzerland.

New research highlights how human rights law can improve women's health

16 Feb 2023

A new report has analysed different countries’ implementation of the key international convention on women’s rights.

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Summer festival season is hotting up - it's time to take care

16 Dec 2022

There are concerns about harm reduction strategies this summer as a restless bunch of young adults test the limits of a depleted hospitality industry.

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Craftivism: effecting change with needle and yarn

15 Dec 2022

A creative form of activism uses embroidery to explore gender-based violence issues and advocate for reform.

Janet Salem with Ada Lovelace Medal

Prestigious Ada Lovelace Medal awarded as women engineers honoured by UNSW

12 Dec 2022

Janet Salem, Dr Jasjit Baveja, Hannah Beder and Pavitraa Hathi all recognised at UNSW Women in Engineering Awards.

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UNSW partners with Pride in Sport

17 Aug 2022

As part of UNSW’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, the partnership will offer education and assistance with strategy development.

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Women less likely to receive pre-hospital stroke care than men

01 Aug 2022

Paramedics can miss a stroke diagnosis in women in time-critical treatment window, study finds.

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Tackling economic and financial abuse linked to domestic and family violence

01 Aug 2022

A partnership between UNSW’s Gendered Violence Research Network and Commonwealth Bank is raising awareness around groups at greater risk of economic and financial abuse.

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Australia has more women in cabinet than ever before: what difference will diversity make?

02 Jun 2022

For many years Australian cabinets lagged behind the rest of the world on gender equality. Now women make up almost half of cabinet and hold a string of key portfolios.

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