It’s our 12-week pregnancy scan. The sonographer has gone from perky to slightly quiet, but he doesn’t need to say much really because I know what I’m seeing on that screen just isn’t right.
If we look at Facebook and Instagram we see the greatest version of someone else’s life. And sometimes that isn’t empowering, it isn’t confidence building and it doesn’t make us feel too good about our own self and our own often 'seemingly boring lives'
Disney’s got a lot to answer for really. Lose a glass slipper, kiss a frog, chow down on a poison apple and hey presto, sooner or later you’ll live happily ever after as a princess.
This week is National Carers Week, a time to recognise and celebrate the outstanding contribution unpaid carers make to our nation
Our kids only know us as we are today - they don't see the people that we once were
Possessions are nice but when the time comes, they don't warrant a second thought.
Clearly I’m a bad wife. And so are most of the women I know. That is, if you take notice of the article titled ‘The Good Wife’s Guide’ which featured in the 1955’s May edition of Housekeeping Monthly.
Whip out the excel spreadsheet and start tallying up those unpaid chores, because a recent study on behalf of the Victorian Government illustrates how unpaid work saves the economy billions; and by large, women are the ones shouldering the load.
Go on…think back to the recipe shelves of your childhood kitchen and mentally search for that book that took pride of place in the collection. Rivalling an encyclopedia in size and introducing all new flavours to the 1970s household, it was the Margaret Fulton Cookbook.
The other week I read an article on this site talking about an uber successful woman who manages so many things but was brought to tears because she forgot her son’s soccer game one Saturday. I laughed when I read it and then moved on to something else. But here’s the thing. For some reason I keep coming back to that article. About how she said she felt she had let her son down, how she had focused on the negatives for the week.
Read more on Megan's beautiful friendship with Oprah and what makes Megan a dear molly #inspiringwomen.
Gwyneth Paltrow has come under fire after she charged fans more than $8000 to attend a Goop retreat.
She’s been dubbed ‘Oprah’s best Aussie mate’, but after sitting down with Megan Castran over her drink of choice (espresso martini), I soon learnt that there is much more to this incredibly self-made woman.
Our founder, Clare Sultmann sat down with social commentator, author, feminist and lecturer Jane Caro about Jane’s new book ‘The Accidental Feminist’ which is flying off the shelves. Over coffee, Jane and Clare discussed the book and all things women.
He was larger than life, a larrikin, a calculating politician and a lad in an era long before the polish of polls and popularity.
Let's hope its a Barty Party tonight!
Our founder, Clare Sultmann sat down with social commentator, author, feminist and lecturer Jane Caro about Jane’s new book ‘The Accidental Feminist’ which is flying off the shelves. Over a coffee Jane and Clare discussed the book and all things women.
Every poll, every survey, every voter and least of all the man himself thought Labor would win and win easily the Federal election...
Sometimes a quote on social media makes you stop, sit up and listen. For me, a quote shared by a friend did just that.
You see, you don’t always have to go to the wedding, but hell if someone dies, then attend the funeral.
Well, with Mother’s Day tomorrow, it’s as good a time as any to reflect on some of the best...
The relationship we have with the people we went to school with is unique and invaluable. Here's why.
As much as they make you smile, children truly wreck your teeth. Here’s how…
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I’ll rise.
When you are getting down about online criticism or abuse, ask yourselves three questions....
Linda Reed-Enever is one of those energetic, effervescent people who barely misses a beat. She’s fun, lively, a successful businesswoman and effortlessly humorous, but she has also spent all her adult life grappling with endometriosis – a condition that affects one in 10 Australian women.
In a time when we are all seeking leadership, look no further than Jacinda Ardern, whose actions over the past few days have caused us all to sit up and take note.
Of course, the irony is, had either of us spoken up and mentioned it at the time, we would have realised we were far from alone…
Let's change from 'remember when' or 'I wish I could have done that' to 'I've done' or 'I'm doing'!!
