Gender equality
Women ‘allowed into the tent’ with board seats, but men take top-paying chair roles
Of the top 15 highest-paid directors, all but one is a man, says a report from the governance advisers Ownership Matters.
- by Amelia McGuire
Latest
Imane Khelif files harassment complaint amid boxing gender dispute
The Algerian boxer at the centre of a gender controversy at the Olympics has filed a formal legal complaint, citing being the victim of online harassment, according to her lawyer.
- by Juliette Jabkhiro
Opinion
US Votes 2024
They called him ‘Tampon Tim’ as an insult. It backfired
Positive political role models like Tim Walz are important. He shows young men that they have nothing to fear by giving things to women – be they tampons or just some basic respect.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Is menopause killing women’s work, or is ‘garbage data’ trashing the brand? A Senate inquiry must decide
Claims that large numbers of women are quitting the workforce early because menopause is not supported are unfounded and being pushed as fact, risking women’s economic security, critics say.
- by Wendy Tuohy
‘They hate me and I don’t know why’: Khelif wins gold, opens up on gender furore
Khelif became Algeria’s first Olympic gold medallist in 12 years and seventh of all-time, defeating China’s Yang Liu at Roland-Garros.
- by Michael Chammas
In Depth
Paris 2024
She came to fight for her country, and ended up a punching bag. So did her sport
What would it mean if boxing disappeared from the Olympics – and frankly, why should you care?
- by Chip Le Grand
Analysis
Paris 2024
This attempt to clarify boxing’s gender row was a shambles. It also told us everything
While journalists and IBA officials exchanged verbal jabs, Algerian boxer Roumaysa Boualam, Imane Khelif’s friend, staged a dignified, one-woman protest.
- by Chip Le Grand
Opinion
Workplace culture
I was among political staffers sexually abused. We’ve won change, but our work isn’t done
We were women cast aside, but we were underestimated.
- by Chelsey Potter
Webster in Paris
Paris 2024
The disgusting display from world’s media following Algerian boxer’s victory
Regardless of whether you believe Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting should be competing at these Games, all concerned would do well to remember they are human beings.
- by Andrew Webster
Exclusive
Medicine
This syndrome is shockingly misdiagnosed. Little wonder Bethany felt ‘medically gaslit’
Health experts want greater education about a debilitating syndrome which leaves patients, particularly women, facing a fight getting recognition and diagnosis.
- by Aisha Dow
How Australia’s female Olympians rose up and roared
Australia’s female athletes have dominated the gold medals, the headlines, and the glory in France. They’re owning it, too.
- by Jordan Baker