Girls In Tech
School and workWomen in general are still a minority in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields. In…
#COSP9 Women & Girls with Disability: Let’s look to the future!
Health and wellbeing · Reproductive health · Rights · Sexuality · Violence and discriminationA delegation representing the Australian Cross Disability Alliance (ACDA) attended the 9th Session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). #COSP9 ran from 14th to 16th June 2016 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. It was…
MACY BAEZ: FEELING THE MUSIC
Health and wellbeingMacy Baez is a 15-year-old hip hop dancer from Illawarra, NSW. Macy was born profoundly…
Online Dating: Avoiding Scams
Health and wellbeing · SexualityInternet dating can be a great way to meet compatible partners, start relationships and even…
13-Year-Old Blogger’s Powerful Poem about Government & Disability
Rights · Violence and discriminationThem A powerful poem by the 13 year old disability blogger and activisit, Ruthie Hayward. They…
Isn’t it time for some “Period Pride”?
Health and wellbeing · Reproductive health · RightsWhy are we – still – profoundly uncomfortable about the fact that females bleed…
Are you on “Our Shared Shelf”?
Rights · School and workEarlier this year 25-year-old Emma Watson, the UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and British Actress, started…
What is Disability?
Rights · School and work · Violence and discriminationThe United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) started the…
10 FAQs about Sexual Health
Health and wellbeing · Reproductive health · SexualitySexual health can be embarrassing to talk about, however, a lot of young people have…