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Cashing in on women’s health

Women’s health has been sidelined for centuries. But now that women are finally being heard, some unscrupulous companies are cashing in on the movement.

New evidence shows that targeted policies, coordination and evaluation are all part of creating more gender-equitable and disability-inclusive workplaces.

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Financial inclusion ensures equal access to financial services so women can mobilise their savings, obtain credit and make financial decisions independently.

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Economic empowerment, targeted legislation and cultural shifts are required to create gender-just societies and restore women’s dignity

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Employers provide direct financial or in-kind ‘support’ to their workers. In most households this is a form of benevolence, not an entitlement. This can change.

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Living with daughters can help lower gender wellbeing inequality in old age. But for that, cultural traditions in Asian societies need to change.

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With the election over, Indonesia gears up to celebrate women’s day. It’s a timely reminder of how far women in leadership have to go in the nation.

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All the gender inequalities Australian women encounter over the course of their lives leaves them more susceptible to poverty and poorer mental health than men.

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Developing nations have a real opportunity to cash in on knowledge-based work which allows flexibility.

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Automation could reproduce informal and precarious work rather than transform existing trends.

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People’s connection to labour is facing big changes and big questions.

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Medical misogyny and gaslighting is having an impact on women seeking medical support for long COVID symptoms.

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