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The Women's Agenda Podcast — 260 episodes

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Founders, breakfast TV, and the footballer who wanted to be at the birth

2

A goalkeeper's masculinity, Pauline Hanson's abolish-everything Press Club debut, career minimalism

3

A viral period campaign, truth about 'masculinism' and Brittany Higgins new role

4

Sarah Wilson on collapse, fierce mother energy, and the relief of accepting the moment

5

Embracing the Women Who Win

6

Deepfakes, women get heat for using AI, a PM not 'throwing everything' at national crisis

7

Young men, care, and a global backsliding on fatherhood expectations

8

The women-led 106-day resistance that protected democratic institutions

9

World's largest funder of human rights is willing to take on Trump

10

The pull of outragement: How Julie Inman Grant's office is taking on big tech

11

The leader of world's largest reproductive health network knows about backlash

12

Money, power and who is moving it

13

A turning point week for women: Orbán done, Army's first woman Chief, and Melania's Epstein moment

14

Women's Heart Health! Historically overlooked, now in focus

15

The week women held the line

16

More babies! (Australian ones). More jokes! (Australian ones)

17

Introducing, There Will Be Dancing!

18

We are a bit 'difficult'

19

How to be brave, with Senator Fatima Payman

20

Falling from the glass cliff, confidence and ego

21

Epstein files? But You don't smile!

22

Davos men, Coalition split, About those 'wine moms' and a Jan 26 idea

23

Start drinking, as one EU leader suggested? No. Others ideas for a chaotic 2026

24

A week we will never forget

25

Bring back 'masculine energy'! And is Pauline Hanson closing the gender pay gap?

26

How everyday products and services are weaponised by perpetrators

27

An MP’s attention-seeking stunt for ‘women’s rights’ and a billionaire’s wild rant

28

May I meet you? Asks a billionaire + Glass cliff cracks

29

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

30

Wave of firsts, and the country where mothers will soon pay zero income tax

31

An iconic organisation of heroes facing allegations of a toxic culture

32

The best-earning time to be a woman, AFP crackdown, men in parliament

33

WFH win for mother set to change the game, women missing from world negotiations

34

Working while caring in the era of longevity

35

Japan's 'Iron Lady', RFK's latest attack on mothers and Gisele Pelicot's courage

36

A former independent MP takes on one of Australia's biggest challenges

37

Young women more interested in gendered roles? Creepy women-based AI avatars, and Jane Goodall's lessons for all of us

38

Are you quietly cracking at work? You're not alone!

39

You need to know about Andrew Hastie and his 1960s Australia aspirations

40

Harmful lies and rhetoric hurt mothers, sexist mortgage bokers, girls changing behaviours

41

How to hold the weight of knowing

42

One state's plan to end domestic and family violence

43

Trump's latest, baseless claims and Australian women

44

Why vigilance is always necessary.

45

Breastfeeding ridiculousness, violent rhetoric for women who speak out

46

How a city turned grief into action on violence against women

47

How women lead through life transitions

48

The climate reality check meets hope

49

Why 25yo Grace Brown is the next household name in business

50

More women at the Cabinet Table. Will it change things for women?

51

Lessons in connection for strongmen, and marathons over racism

52

Transparency and intentionally investing in women

53

What's with the emotional men in parliament

54

How opportunities change the VC game for founders

55

What the Government's health investment means for women

56

Bootstrapping and rejecting the VC system

57

How a DV disclosure scheme could save lives

58

The bold plan to make WFH a legal right

59

Closing the investment gap? Start with VCs committing to the challenge

60

What's behind the massive gender gap in startup investment?

61

New parliament. More women than ever. Will it make a difference?

62

Of course the birthrate's down!

63

Blindfolded, interrogated, detained. Cheng Lei on freedom

64

NDAs silence women. Can employers stop using them?

65

Only 123 years for gender equality! Who gets honoured? Preference for girls

66

Fresh imposter sydrome take, and the 1 in 3 men

67

'You can't get everything right' Is no excuse

68

How to use power for good

69

Resilience, self worth and the power of a simple act of help

70

Power, Policy and Representation as we go to vote

71

We need a Minister for Food. The food insecurity crisis on women

72

Olympian turned politician: Zali Steggall on holding power to account

73

Glazing politicians, + where is ending DV this election?

74

Foreign correspondent to politician: Zoe Daniel

75

What Budget 2025 means for women

76

Stop weaponising working from home

77

We need more women in politics

78

The troubling 'rules' of Married At First Sight

79

Jan Fran on Australia's Unofficial History

80

'Mainstreaming misogyny' ends today

81

AI Unlocked: Women shaping AI and supporting others to join them

82

Yes, most employers still have massive gender pay gaps

83

AI Unlocked: How women are using AI in business

84

Women saying 'enough' and saving democracy

85

AI Unlocked: Closing the Gender Gaps in AI special

86

Beyond bikini health for women

87

Just 2%! The funding gap for women founders and how it can change

88

Women, community and chasing once safe Liberal seats

89

What workplace bullying is doing to us

90

It’s DEI’s fault! Why companies are proudly cutting DEI

91

Zuckerberg just changed everything for women on social media

92

Changing the game for female founders in 2025

93

How to manage 'Dopa hits' and other perils of social media

94

Why 2025 is a pivotal point for girls globally

95

Best Books! What to read this Summer

96

Merci Gisele Pelicot

97

Is 2025 actually the year for optimism?

98

How Sherele Moody tells the stories of women killed by violence

99

What are nukebros? And standing up on social media

100

Childcare undervalued. Sex work rights. Free contraceptives.

101

Social media ban. Walmart walks back on DEI. NT coronial inquiry.

102

Gender pay gap. 4B movement. Interview with Minister Nat Hutchins.

103

Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Iraq’s lowered age of consent. Interview with Sarah Williams.

104

The US Election: where do we go from here?

105

Trump or Harris. QLD election. Women's democracy

106

LinkedIn Lechers - is any social media platform safe for women?

107

A list of top creative directors - but where are the women?

108

Sit down? Be humble? Kamala Harris says no

109

The digital double burden women face

110

How would job-sharing in politics work? Interview with Lucy Bradlow and Bronwen Bock

111

Interview with Senator Jana Stewart

112

Um, Donald Trump… who is Abdul?

113

Recap of our Women’s Health Summit

114

The Ladies League is now open!

115

Why aren’t there more job-sharing roles in leadership?

116

Why are we still talking about Raygun?

117

Interview with the PM: Will Albanese’s ‘good first steps’ lead to a lasting legacy?

118

Busting women’s health myths with Dr Jennifer Gunter

119

Was Kamala Harris a DEI pick?

120

When they go low, we go high

121

Seventy-five years of NATO, and just four women at the Summit

122

'Part time' prime ministers and parental leave for grandparents

123

A woman gets a pay bump. Stop everything!

124

A woman facing a trial for stealing period products? Really?

125

Senator Jane Hume: We've all been there

126

Guilty! Donald Trump convicted

127

Breakdown of the budget

128

The private school ranking list is nothing new

129

What’s the solution to men’s violence against women?

130

Is Australia in a ‘baby drought’?

131

Discrimination at the MONA's Ladies Lounge?

132

The death of Zomi Frankcom in Gaza

133

Wins for the long weekend

134

Where is the happiest place on earth?

135

#FinishSamanthasRun

136

What's going on with Sam Kerr?

137

Ending 'jobs for mates': Teal Dr Sophie Scamps on IWD

138

From one gender gap to the next

139

The glass cliff at Woolies

140

Barnaby’s booze-fest and the double standards for women

141

The epic fail on investing in female founders

142

Why was the search term “Taylor Swift” blocked on X?

143

Barbie, climate change and business meetings in saunas

144

New year, new women leaders?

145

From Barbie to the RBA: 2023 all wrapped up

146

Palaszczuk, Pamela and Positive Duty

147

Allegations against Alan Jones

148

Jokes about domestic violence aren’t so funny

149

The part-time promotion cliff is real

150

No women startup mentors? We don’t buy it

151

A 'good guy' who snapped? Epidemic of violence against women

152

Women’s Agenda - more than a ‘side hustle’

153

New Zealand’s election: Chris vs Chris

154

International Day of the Girl

155

Boy math is…

156

Farewell, Rupert Murdoch

157

Consent Laid Bare: Interview with Chanel Contos

158

Boys chuck a tantrum over the Matildas

159

The ultimate showdown: Zuckerberg v Musk cage fight

160

Wanted: More gender balanced cabinets

161

Special ep: Interview with Megan Davis

162

Schooled by his Mum

163

Take a pay cut, if you work from home

164

The 131 year wait for gender equality (maybe)

165

Message to women? Watch out

166

Can't you just, work more hours?

167

PwC, Ben Roberts-Smith and AI's diversity problem

168

Love and hate and breaking barriers

169

Already on the Glass Cliff

170

Five years and three trials

171

The race to the top

172

If untapped women's workforce participation was a massive ore deposit

173

Pay rises, educators and the climate

174

The Crux | Time to celebrate the gender pay gap?

175

Nope, still won't 'break the bias' or 'embrace equity'

176

The Crux | Quietly quitting at home

177

The Crux | Diversity of Opinion?

178

This was 2022! And how to lead in 2023

179

Masculinity and what comes next

180

How the law silences women

181

The case for hope on climate change

182

The case of the missing female PMs and presidents

183

Hair straighteners won't attract women

184

Fixing the $1 billion a week gender pay gap

185

Creativity, storytelling, and exposing the real issues

186

The business of kindness and how to be wise with time

187

What next? Rebel Wilson, Jacinda Ardern, and winning female entrepreneurship

188

Women disappearing behind screens? Julia Gillard Vs Elon Musk

189

Four day work weeks and how to push a deadline

190

Don't get bulldozed! It's somewhat political

191

When men in leadership step down

192

Drop the 'mean girls' opportunism

193

On giving up everything to make a stand

194

Floods, subs and the hijacking of IWD

195

On courage

196

War and women and Putin

197

All Jenny's fault

198

Legacy matters

199

The glass cliff comes full circle

200

The 'untitling' of women

201

The moments that moved us

202

The Work Creep

203

The motherhood penalty, and why are young women staying at home?

204

Will they set the standard?

205

Get women quoted!

206

'It's bedtime darling': Jacinda Ardern, childcare and women's health

207

Women making noise and having a load of burnout

208

The missing super and the isolated parents

209

The Nats, the push for safety and the new uniforms

210

The 17yos taking a stand, and the Queen gets irritated

211

New premier, get a pay rise, go on 138 dates

212

A Premier's fall, the woman taking on FB and how to keep your brain young

213

What Facebook knew was damaging girls, and impacts on women as COVID restrictions ease

214

How to overcome fear, and a 20 year history lesson with Lisa Millar

215

The billionaire woman giving it away

216

One of 23 CEOs a woman? How to say No

217

‘I will not be lectured by the PM on..’ anything really

218

Afghanistan, books, pay gap, wins

219

Code Red on climate, covid and gender equality

220

Simone Biles, vaccines and Senator Kristina Keneally

221

Boosting female disappointment + Inspiring women, and burnout

222

End of networking? And why 1 hour will solve sexual harassment! + Tanya Hosch interview

223

The employers making life harder + Linda Burney interview

224

Julia Banks joins the pod and will women change the vote?

225

Re-Joyce for Barnaby's quota appointment! No?

226

Big swinging... space men. Why?

227

Empathy and compassion would change all this

228

Dismantling the ultimate Boy's Club

229

Let’s quit with the ‘drums of war are beating’

230

The 'women's budget'? We'll see...

231

Christine Holgate's brilliant takedown. And pink gloves for tampon removal? No

232

Respect? Finally gets a nod. And not so Married At First Site

233

The political debacle continues

234

Grateful protesters not shot? No Prime Minister

235

He said, politics & mental health days

236

Women's safety must go beyond being 'someone's daughter'

237

Creativity, burnout & the future of work

238

Life as entrepreneurs & why more women are needed

239

How to have integrity: Cathy McGowan joins the pod

240

Women's leadership out loud

241

Play, real success & positivity: Sarah Davidson

242

It pays to appoint female CEOs. So where are they?

243

Budget special! What's in it for women?

244

Layne Beachley: Surfing's greatest talks fear & gender equality in the sport

245

Yes, Parental Burnout is a thing

246

How to hack happiness

247

An opportunity now to reimagine everything

248

A flexible working future? We'll see

249

A war survivor turned lawyer on writing it down

250

The childcare crisis

251

Women on the Glass Cliff

252

How women’s leadership is winning on COVID-19

253

The little disappointments, and how do you actually work at home with kids & others around?

254

Love at home! Power of clear communication & vulnerability as source of strength

255

Self care, solidarity and how to lead in a crisis

256

Turning point on remote work? Taking on the caring in a pandemic. Female president, ever?

257

Ok to dislike IWD? Educating girls and the very incredible Dr Kakenya Ntaiya

258

3. A turning point on DV? | What makes a ‘good’ employer? | Astronomer Lisa Harvey Smith

259

2: No ‘trad wives’ here | Startup sexism, tennis superstars & more

260

1: Finland’s 34yo PM stuns world on paid parental leave. What was Weinstein’s lawyer thinking?