Women

Nobody ever even considered the possibility that Kamala Harris's running mate would be anything but white and male. How will Tim Walz ever be quite sure that he clinched the VP nomination on merit?

Several women have shared their experiences with the ABC of turning up to emergency departments in agony. They say their pain was minimised, and they didn't receive the care they needed. An expert warns those experiences are far from uncommon.

Women around the world have taken to social media to protest comments by the Republican vice-presidential nominee.

Several women have shared their experiences with the ABC of turning up to emergency departments in agony. They say their pain was minimised, and they didn't receive the care they needed. An expert warns those experiences are far from uncommon. 

After being knocked back in May, a social housing development for vulnerable older women has the backing of Hobart City Council after the proponent slashed its assessment of how much extra traffic the building would generate.

Service providers say the close-knit nature of geographically isolated communities can result in a perceived lack of anonymity and confidentiality which can discourage women from speaking up.

Susan Ryan was the first female Labor minister and the first female minister for women during her career as part of the Hawke government in the 1980s.

A senior female member of a NSW regional branch of the Liberal Party resigns over claims she was told to go on a crash diet and to make way for male candidates.

When Jade Gregory moved to a beautiful but isolated WA town, she struggled to connect with others. Now, she's bringing local women together.

There are fears that failing to correct students' sexist behaviour towards teachers in secondary schools is "further fostering a culture of disrespect and harassment" in society.

Mum Brooke Dean feels like one of the lucky ones after finding a spot for her children as Albany's newest childcare centre receives a flood of applications from desperate parents.

Australian women with menopause are leaving the workforce early over a lack of support, Australian unions tell a Senate inquiry into menopause and perimenopause. They're calling for 10 days paid leave to help keep them at work. 

Pippa Blackwell will represent South Australia at a national Australian rules competition, and wants to one day play for the Geelong Cats, but soon she will be too old to play with her local football club.

Mothers across central Queensland say her services fill a gap left by specialist shortages in regional areas.

Jamie Leonard weighed 35 kilograms and felt like there was cement in her chest when she was misdiagnosed with an eating disorder. In reality, she had a rare swallowing disorder and says she wasn't being listened to by doctors.

Could it be true that midlife crises are worthy, necessary expeditions and not simply cringey, cliched self-indulgence? The central character in Miranda July's new book, All Fours, thinks so.

Harrowing stories of survival and anguish have been shared by victims and their loved ones at rallies across Australia, where organisers have demanded an end to gendered violence and the culture of victim-blaming.

Over time, women have shared stories of feeling dismissed and ignored by healthcare professionals. Now the results of a national survey hint at just how serious the problem is.  

People dressed in purple marched silently through the heart of Alice Springs as the Northern Territory grappled with the highest rates of domestic violence in the country.

The Australian Women's Rugby Union team has enjoyed increased investment and employed their first full-time coach this year, but the Wallaroos' most recent result shows they're still off the pace from the world's best. 

Being a woman of six-feet tall is, statistically speaking, extremely rare. ABC reporter Candice Prosser reflects on falling in the upper 99th percentile for height for an Australian woman and speaks to others using their stature to their advantage.

Fresh off its faked 'Picassos' controversy, Tasmania's Mona reveals it will argue about the "supremacy of men" in a Supreme Court bid to re-open its women-only art installation, the Ladies Lounge.

More than half of Australia's Olympic team is made up of women, but just 9 per cent of elite coaches are female.

Even when parents don't share a surname, largely children are given their father's name. Five mothers share why passing on their name was important.

Substitute teacher Hannah Duffus says students projected porn on the whiteboard while she took roll call and she was asked if she was the "proper teacher".