For details on any of these issues go to the Main menu, then select the required topic under the Issues heading:
Abortion or freedom to choose has articles on many aspects of the right to choose and information about RU486, and pregnancy counselling.
Child Care/PreSchool discusses funding and has articles on government policies and carers.
Discrimination covers sexual harassment and discrimination in education and women on boards.
Education deals with sex education and other matters affecting women as students.
Financial Security deals with welfare payments and superannuation and budget comments.
Health deals with health checks, Government initiatives and disability matters.
Industrial Relations has articles on IR changes and the impact on women.
International Issues has articles on the UN positions including the Commission on the Status of Women.
Legal Issues deals with new High Court decisions allowing trauma victims to apply for compensation years later, provocation and abuse.
Paid Parental Leave is a basic human right for working women.
Sexism includes sexual harassment and sexist advertising.
Violence deals with abuse of women – aboriginal, rural and urban women – as well as violence at work, and abuse of the elderly.