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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A viral period campaign, truth about 'masculinism' and Brittany Higgins new role
This week, two genuine wins and a look at who we blame when the going gets tough.
A blood-stained front page across three South African newspape...
Sarah Wilson on collapse, fierce mother energy, and the relief of accepting the moment
Sarah Wilson has built a career on telling uncomfortable truths, including about sugar, anxiety, and about how we're living. Her new book, I Eat the S...
Embracing the Women Who Win
Antoinette Lattouff went from award-winning journalist to the unwilling face of one of Australia's most consequential press freedom cases — and a verb...
Deepfakes, women get heat for using AI, a PM not 'throwing everything' at national crisis
We wrap a week of wins and the giant gap in who says they're supporting women and who actually is.
Women and girls are driving a record philant...
Young men, care, and a global backsliding on fatherhood expectations
Dr Taveeshi Gupta is the lead researcher behind The State of the World's Fathers 2026, Equimundo's tracking study of global fatherhood, which has been...
The women-led 106-day resistance that protected democratic institutions
Teresa Zapeta is a Maya Indigenous leader from Guatemala and the Executive Director of the International Indigenous Women's Forum, a global network th...
World's largest funder of human rights is willing to take on Trump
Binaifer Nowrojee is the first female president of the Open Society Foundations, founded by George Soros, and the source of more than $24 billion in f...
The pull of outragement: How Julie Inman Grant's office is taking on big tech
She's here to hold the line on big tech power, and the world's first eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant is showing no signs of backing down.
The leader of world's largest reproductive health network knows about backlash
Just six weeks ago, Maria Antonieta Alcalde stepped up to take on one of the toughest gigs globally: leading the International Planned Parenthood Fede...
Money, power and who is moving it
This week at Women's Agenda, it's all about money, power, and who's moving it.
We celebrate a major reform win for sexual assault survivors in,...
A turning point week for women: Orbán done, Army's first woman Chief, and Melania's Epstein moment
We unpack a week of wins, warnings and what-the-actuals.
The landmark pay rise putting more value on women (but still not enough). How Hungary i...
Women's Heart Health! Historically overlooked, now in focus
Cardiovascular disease kills around one in four Australian women, yet it’s still widely misunderstood as a “male” health issue.
In this episode,...
The week women held the line
This week, we take stock of a week that had plenty to celebrate, and of course to interrogate. The Matildas are in the Women's Asian Cup final on home...
More babies! (Australian ones). More jokes! (Australian ones)
A new political leader wanting Australia to be great... just like the past. Only this time, a hyper Australia!
Plus, progress on the lack of wo...
Introducing, There Will Be Dancing!
Today we're bringing you the first episode of There Will Be Dancing, from our friends at the Women's Environmental Leadership Australia (WELA)!
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We are a bit 'difficult'
It's all a bit difficult for Anthony Albanese this week, as he faces very valid backlash over his description of former Australian of the Year, Grace...
How to be brave, with Senator Fatima Payman
Senator Fatima Payman is not only one of the most productive members of parliament, but also courageous.
As such, this conversation is all about...
Falling from the glass cliff, confidence and ego
Australia has a new case of the glass cliff, with the (now former) Opposition leader being the latest high-profile woman to fall. We share how the eve...
Epstein files? But You don't smile!
This week, we talk about the language, the theories and the networking in the Epstein files.
From influential doctors with big social following...
Davos men, Coalition split, About those 'wine moms' and a Jan 26 idea
Wrapping up some of the top stories of the week we head to Davos, Canberra, Minnesota and back home again. On the agenda is extreme wealth, the lack o...
Start drinking, as one EU leader suggested? No. Others ideas for a chaotic 2026
Hello 2026! And it's been a chaotic start already. Is the answer to start drinking, as one female EU leader suggested this week? We have a better idea...
A week we will never forget
Australia is coming to terms with the horrific attack on the Jewish community in Bondi on Sunday night.
Tarla Lambert-Patel and journalist Dinu...
Bring back 'masculine energy'! And is Pauline Hanson closing the gender pay gap?
Pauline Hanson gets Barnaby Joyce into the party, as well as a substantial pay rise as leader. Is that actually... a win?
Also, the US co-found...
How everyday products and services are weaponised by perpetrators
Tech-facilitated abuse continues to grow as a dangerous part of gender based violence. This includes everyday financial products and services being we...
An MP’s attention-seeking stunt for ‘women’s rights’ and a billionaire’s wild rant
Wrapping up another week on Women's Agenda, we explore the parliamentary stunt from a certain politician claiming she was supporting women’s rights. P...
May I meet you? Asks a billionaire + Glass cliff cracks
We wrap up the top stories of the week! Including the latest big party appointments and firsts for women, the cracking glass cliffs and why a billiona...
How an International Court judge thinks about hope
We're honoured to share this interview with the recipient of former judge of the International Court and the recipient of the 2025 Sydney Peace Prize,...
Wave of firsts, and the country where mothers will soon pay zero income tax
Our most-talked-about stories of the week! We look at the firsts achieved by women this week, following the first major electoral test since Trump was...
An iconic organisation of heroes facing allegations of a toxic culture
In late October, we learned disturbing allegations about an iconic service long associated with heroics and saving lives in dramatic circumstances acr...
The best-earning time to be a woman, AFP crackdown, men in parliament
All about the big stories this week! We discuss the best and worst ages for the gender pay gap, plus how the "usual suspects" have entered the convers...
WFH win for mother set to change the game, women missing from world negotiations
The week's done! And this is the weekly wrap chat. We talk about the Royals' PR machine, the missing women in world negotiations and the mother who to...
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...