The Women's Agenda Podcast
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The Women's Agenda Podcast
We chat through the key stories shaping Women's Agenda. From the leaders doing the right (and wrong things), to the policymakers shaping the future for women, and the breakthrough moments making a difference and more. This is business, leadership, politics, health and climate from a woman's perspect...
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Working while caring in the era of longevity
We are in a care crisis, thanks to various forces compounding together, including the fact that Australians are now living longer.
But the prob...
Japan's 'Iron Lady', RFK's latest attack on mothers and Gisele Pelicot's courage
We discuss the top stories from the week! Including our best wins and the stories that got people talking.
This week, more courage from Gisele...
A former independent MP takes on one of Australia's biggest challenges
Former independent MP for North Sydney, Kylea Tink, joins the chat to discuss leadership, the art of listening, and why she's tackling one of Australi...
Young women more interested in gendered roles? Creepy women-based AI avatars, and Jane Goodall's lessons for all of us
In the Weekly Wrap Chat, we share the best wins, including some innovative new housing services for women.
Plus, we ask why young women are more...
Are you quietly cracking at work? You're not alone!
Three quarters of 2025 is officially done, which means we are well on the way to 2026!
And you might be exhausted, with new research showing th...
You need to know about Andrew Hastie and his 1960s Australia aspirations
He's got social media talking, and the mainstream press talking. His name is Andrew Hastie, a Liberal MP with big ambitions for himself and for Austra...
Harmful lies and rhetoric hurt mothers, sexist mortgage bokers, girls changing behaviours
We discuss the biggest stories of the week that got people talking, including girls changing behaviour to avoid transport, how Trump's latest dangerou...
How to hold the weight of knowing
How do you manage your wellbeing, while staying across what's happening in the world?
Today's Deep Dive sees us sharing Antoinette Lattouff's r...
One state's plan to end domestic and family violence
In just one week in South Australia in 2023, four women were killed by a current or former partner.
In response, the state established a Royal...
Trump's latest, baseless claims and Australian women
Pregnant women and parents all over Australia and globally may be feeling concern and even guilt following US President Donald Trump's claims today th...
Why vigilance is always necessary.
For six decades, Wendy McCarthy AC has been fighting to get women's voices heard and to create a more gender equal society.
As an activist, she'...
Breastfeeding ridiculousness, violent rhetoric for women who speak out
Welcome to the wrap of the week that just was, our take on some of the biggest stories that got people talking.
We discuss the wins: including h...
How a city turned grief into action on violence against women
Three women were murdered within just a few months in Ballarat, Victoria, shocking the community and the country.
The grief and anger shared ov...
How women lead through life transitions
Michelle Battersby once scaled Bumble across Asia Pacific, and has more recently sold a business. Now, she's on a mission to scale a new platform for...
The climate reality check meets hope
The global wins on gender equality face backlash, and Australia gets a risk assessment reality check on climate change.
So where's the hope? Mee...
Why 25yo Grace Brown is the next household name in business
Grace Brown joins the podcast, marking the first episode of our new format: Women's Agenda Today!
Grace just closed a $23 million raise for her...
More women at the Cabinet Table. Will it change things for women?
The Albanese Government’s Cabinet is now 55% female, and gender balanced across the outer ministry.
So what kind of difference can this make to...
Lessons in connection for strongmen, and marathons over racism
Latest wrap of the week! We discuss the big conversation-starting stories, including how social connection is key to longevity and wellbeing (great fo...
What's with the emotional men in parliament
We wrap up the week! Including the highs and lows and the latest from emotional men in parliament (including Bob Katter's "punch men in the mouth" out...
How opportunities change the VC game for founders
Women are not short of ideas, ambition and skills. So how can we leverage this fact to narrow the massive gap in VC funding, where just 2% of private...
What the Government's health investment means for women
This week, Labor MP Rebecca White joins the podcast, fresh from being appointed Assistant Minister for Health & Aged Care and winning the Tasmanian se...
Bootstrapping and rejecting the VC system
Bootstrapping your way to business success doesn't always get as much attention as a large capital raise. But it is an approach to building big busine...
How a DV disclosure scheme could save lives
Jo Cooper never backs down. Her career to date and the epic court battle she won a few years back prove it.
Now she's tackling bystander apathy...
The bold plan to make WFH a legal right
Could working from home be enshrined as a legal right in Victoria? Premier Jacina Allan believes it can and should be.
The premier joins the po...
Closing the investment gap? Start with VCs committing to the challenge
Just 15 per cent of private investment in Australia went to startup teams with at least one female founder in 2024.
Through this limited Women's...
What's behind the massive gender gap in startup investment?
Just 2% of private investment went to all-female founding teams in 2024, and just 15% to teams with at least one female founder.
So what can be...
New parliament. More women than ever. Will it make a difference?
This is the weekly wrap! We discuss the women's records in the new parliament, the most moving speeches of the week, and why the woman who took down P...
Of course the birthrate's down!
We take on three stories that got us talking: why the birthrate is declining in metropolitan cities, the UK's brilliant idea to lower the voting age,...
Blindfolded, interrogated, detained. Cheng Lei on freedom
Journalist Cheng Lei joins the podcast to discuss her memoir based on her time in prison in China: Cheng Lei: A Memoir of Freedom.
Cheng Lei is...
NDAs silence women. Can employers stop using them?
Confidentiality and NDAs are frequently used by employers to silence those who’ve been sexually harassed at work. But why should victim-survivors have...
Only 123 years for gender equality! Who gets honoured? Preference for girls
The stories that got people talking this week, including a new report claiming Australia (and the world) have improved on women's health and represent...
Fresh imposter sydrome take, and the 1 in 3 men
One in three men have admitted to using violence in intimate relationships, according to new research this week. Not allegedly. Not accused. But these...
'You can't get everything right' Is no excuse
Human rights lawyer Prabha Nandagopal joins the podcast to discuss the latest news from the past week, including a scathing review into the toxic cult...
How to use power for good
Legendary Labor policymaker Jenny Macklin spent 11 years in Opposition before the six years she spent on the frontbench of the Rudd/Gillard Government...
Resilience, self worth and the power of a simple act of help
To mark National Family Violence Remembrance Day, we're sharing this powerful conversation with Farah Mak, actor, speaker, founder, mother and survivo...
Power, Policy and Representation as we go to vote
Deputy Speaker Sharon Claydon joins us to discuss the realities of political life, what’s changed for women in Parliament, and what hasn’t. She shares...
We need a Minister for Food. The food insecurity crisis on women
Ronni Kahn's energy and passion brings a much needed voice to one of the most significant issues Australia faces: food insecurity, including the menta...
Olympian turned politician: Zali Steggall on holding power to account
Olympian turned politician: Zali Steggall on holding power to account
Independent MP Zali Steggall joins the podcast from the campaign trail as...
Glazing politicians, + where is ending DV this election?
What's missing from the election campaign? Lifesaving and opportunity-creating policies for women.
We discuss the latest, as well as women's rep...
Foreign correspondent to politician: Zoe Daniel
Independent member for Goldstein Zoe Daniel joins the conversation just as she launches her campaign for the upcoming Federal Election.
Daniel...