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Backlash and gender fatigue. Why progress on gender equality has slowed

March 8, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sue Williamson, Senior Lecturer, Human Resource Management, UNSW Canberra, UNSW We are in the midst of an outpouring of feminist activism kicked off by the pink pussy hat movement in the United States and propelled by #MeToo, which has spread to Australia where a range of luminaries ... <a title="Backlash and gender fatigue. Why progress on gender equality has slowed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/08/backlash-and-gender-fatigue-why-progress-on-gender-equality-has-slowed-112706/" aria-label="Read more about Backlash and gender fatigue. Why progress on gender equality has slowed">Read more</a>

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Next government must find Australia’s place in a turbulent and rapidly changing world

March 8, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Harris Rimmer, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Griffith Law School, Griffith University This is part of a major series called Advancing Australia, in which leading academics examine the key issues facing Australia in the lead-up to the 2019 federal election and beyond. Read the other pieces ... <a title="Next government must find Australia’s place in a turbulent and rapidly changing world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/08/next-government-must-find-australias-place-in-a-turbulent-and-rapidly-changing-world-110794/" aria-label="Read more about Next government must find Australia’s place in a turbulent and rapidly changing world">Read more</a>

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A Man of Good Hope is no tale of triumph over adversity, but it is the story of many

March 8, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Peterson, Associate Professor, Flinders University Review: A Man of Good Hope, Adelaide Festival In a world where so many are escaping brutality, war, persecution, and loss of land, is it possible to tell the story of just one displaced person, and in so doing, tell the ... <a title="A Man of Good Hope is no tale of triumph over adversity, but it is the story of many" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/08/a-man-of-good-hope-is-no-tale-of-triumph-over-adversity-but-it-is-the-story-of-many-113105/" aria-label="Read more about A Man of Good Hope is no tale of triumph over adversity, but it is the story of many">Read more</a>

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Community members should be able to sponsor refugees for the right reasons, not to save the government money

March 8, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthea Vogl, Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney This week the Greens announced their refugee policy. It includes allowing private citizens to sponsor refugees as part of its plan to increase Australia’s humanitarian intake by 10,000. In December, Labor also announced plans to increase the existing community sponsored ... <a title="Community members should be able to sponsor refugees for the right reasons, not to save the government money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/08/community-members-should-be-able-to-sponsor-refugees-for-the-right-reasons-not-to-save-the-government-money-112230/" aria-label="Read more about Community members should be able to sponsor refugees for the right reasons, not to save the government money">Read more</a>

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Red Hills evacuation leaves thousands homeless as PNG controversy rages

March 8, 2019

It has been a week since the Red Hills eviction in Papua New Guinea’s capital left thousands homeless. Video: EMTV By Adelaide Sirox Kari in Port Moresby Since Papua New Guinea’s EMTV News broadcast a story on an eviction at Red Hills settlement in Port Moresby, many viewers have asked about a student who was ... <a title="Red Hills evacuation leaves thousands homeless as PNG controversy rages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/08/red-hills-evacuation-leaves-thousands-homeless-as-png-controversy-rages/" aria-label="Read more about Red Hills evacuation leaves thousands homeless as PNG controversy rages">Read more</a>

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Bougainville women march for unity after recent violence

March 8, 2019

Helen Hakena … call for a total ban on alcohol. Image: RNZ Pacific/Wikipedia By RNZ Pacific When the women of Bougainville march today to mark International Women’s Day, the recent violence in Buka will be at the front of their minds. Fighting, which claimed two lives and resulted in the torching of 34 houses on ... <a title="Bougainville women march for unity after recent violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/08/bougainville-women-march-for-unity-after-recent-violence/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville women march for unity after recent violence">Read more</a>

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Why women in economics have little to celebrate

March 8, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Duygu Yengin, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Adelaide International Women’s Day is a good time ask two critical questions about economics: do we have enough women in it, and does it matter? Women are less likley to take it up than they used to be. Twenty ... <a title="Why women in economics have little to celebrate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/08/why-women-in-economics-have-little-to-celebrate-112859/" aria-label="Read more about Why women in economics have little to celebrate">Read more</a>

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Mark Latham in the upper house? A Coalition minority government? The NSW election is nearly upon us and it’s going to be a wild ride

March 8, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling We are but weeks away from an election in New South Wales – polling day is on March 23 – and it will be eagerly watched. Not just for the outcome but for the implications for the looming federal election. That’s ... <a title="Mark Latham in the upper house? A Coalition minority government? The NSW election is nearly upon us and it’s going to be a wild ride" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/08/mark-latham-in-the-upper-house-a-coalition-minority-government-the-nsw-election-is-nearly-upon-us-and-its-going-to-be-a-wild-ride-113119/" aria-label="Read more about Mark Latham in the upper house? A Coalition minority government? The NSW election is nearly upon us and it’s going to be a wild ride">Read more</a>

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After years of vicious culture wars, hope may yet triumph over hate in Australian politics

March 8, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wallace, ARC DECRA Fellow, Australian National University This is part of a major series called Advancing Australia, in which leading academics examine the key issues facing Australia in the lead-up to the 2019 federal election and beyond. Read the other pieces in the series here. For ... <a title="After years of vicious culture wars, hope may yet triumph over hate in Australian politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/08/after-years-of-vicious-culture-wars-hope-may-yet-triumph-over-hate-in-australian-politics-110887/" aria-label="Read more about After years of vicious culture wars, hope may yet triumph over hate in Australian politics">Read more</a>

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Philippines ‘drug war’ no model for any country, says UN rights chief

March 8, 2019

Philippines ‘drug war’ no model for any country, says UN rights chief | Asia Pacific Report Home Asia Report Philippines ‘drug war’ no model for any country, says UN rights chief POPULAR POSTS EDITOR’S PICKS MOST COMMENTS – Partner Groups – GLOBAL REPORTAGE Article by AsiaPacificReport.nz

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Welcome Asterix, Obelix and Yoda! Finding fun in the serious matter of discovering insects

March 8, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Porch, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Earth Science, Deakin University Forget the apes, we live on “The Planet of the Beetles”. Welcome. With an estimated 387,000 formally described species, beetles (Coleoptera) are the most species-rich of the five mega-diverse groups of insects. The others are wasps, ants ... <a title="Welcome Asterix, Obelix and Yoda! Finding fun in the serious matter of discovering insects" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/08/welcome-asterix-obelix-and-yoda-finding-fun-in-the-serious-matter-of-discovering-insects-113036/" aria-label="Read more about Welcome Asterix, Obelix and Yoda! Finding fun in the serious matter of discovering insects">Read more</a>

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My CV is gender biased. Here’s what I plan to do about it

March 8, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arian Wallach, Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Compassionate Conservation, University of Technology Sydney As a woman working in the environmental sciences, it was always obvious to me that most of my colleagues are men. This tended to focus my attention on surviving in a field in which I ... <a title="My CV is gender biased. Here’s what I plan to do about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/08/my-cv-is-gender-biased-heres-what-i-plan-to-do-about-it-112871/" aria-label="Read more about My CV is gender biased. Here’s what I plan to do about it">Read more</a>