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Does gender equality suffer when women get menstrual leave?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageMenstruation can cause unique health challenges, but does that mean we need special sick days?Clara Alim, CC BY-NC-SA

There’s nothing like a whiff of taboo to make news media outlets and social media erupt with vitriolic debate. Mention menstruation in popular culture and – just like sex-related topics – it proves to be...

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For whom the Pell tolls: what did we learn from George Pell's royal commission appearance?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageGeorge Pell gave four days of evidence to the royal commission via video link from Rome.AAP/Lukas Coch

Cardinal George Pell returned this week to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in relation to the Ballarat and Melbourne case studies.

Giving evidence over the course of four days, via video link from Rome, Pell...

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The Conversation appoints cities and politics editors

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

The Conversation has expanded its Australian editorial team with the creation of a new editorial role covering Cities + Policy. John Watson, who was previously Politics + Society Editor, has taken on the role while Amanda Dunn, formerly of The Age and The Sunday Age, is now heading up the Politics + Society team.

The decision to create a role...

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  2. Does Australia need a Queer History Month?
  3. Female senior managers paid $100,000 less than their male counterparts: study
  4. Bullying linked to gender and sexuality often goes unchecked in schools
  5. US presidential race: why the world should be afraid of a Trump presidency
  6. Besides feverish excitement, hackathons really can spur innovation
  7. Demagoguery the American way
  8. Three things unions can learn from Uber drivers
  9. Out of the ashes of Afghanistan and Iraq: the rise and rise of Islamic State
  10. It takes a lot of water to feed us, but recycled water could help
  11. The NRL kicks off, but do you have to lose a final before you win a final?
  12. Stories of Love and Death: casting a new light on William Yang
  13. Should we scrap the ATAR? What are the alternative options? Experts comment
  14. Trump, Clinton dominate Super Tuesday
  15. Politics podcast: Mathias Cormann on Senate reform
  16. Abbott-Turnbull conflict goes nuclear
  17. Politics Lite as usual in Oscar's bluff
  18. Is a 5.6% increase in private health insurance premiums justified?
  19. Regions at the pointy end of media reform
  20. Chief Scientist's address to the National Press Club: The voyage of science and innovation
  21. Government agrees to change its Senate voting reforms as Shorten replaces Gary Gray
  22. It’s time to drop Australia’s protectionist anti-dumping rules
  23. Lady Gaga vs Lorde: why both tributes captured the essence of David Bowie
  24. Hidden housemates: we live with a zoo of harmless mini-beasts
  25. Why advertisers use pictures to sell pharmaceuticals – and shouldn't
  26. Is a constitutional challenge to Senate voting reforms likely to succeed?
  27. Students say textbooks are too expensive – could an open access model be the answer?
  28. Indigenous leader Pat Dodson is Shorten's 'captain's pick' for Senate
  29. CEOs emerge unscathed by environment lawsuits
  30. Could opposition to same-sex marriage be about the price of sex?
  31. How the political crises of the modern Muslim world created the climate for Islamic State
  32. Australia's recreational drug policies aren't working, so what are the options for reform?
  33. Cuts to WaterNSW's science staff will put Sydney's water quality at risk
  34. Apple, Google, Facebook: where would you put your money?
  35. Explainer: making waves in science
  36. Tony Abbott's nope, nope, nope moment on tax
  37. What do Mad Max's six Oscars mean for the Australian film industry?
  38. FactCheck: has Australian government spending as a share of GDP been at GFC levels since last election?
  39. Why Australians should care about Hollywood diversity
  40. Fifield wants media ownership changes passed before the election
  41. Explainer: what changes to Australia's media ownership laws are being proposed?
  42. Bird-brained and brilliant: Australia's avians are smarter than you think
  43. Fraudsters change tactics as a crackdown cuts some losses due to online scams
  44. We wouldn't be mourning lost languages if we embraced multilingualism
  45. New defence trade controls threaten academic freedom and the economy
  46. Rethinking 'small' business could drive a real ideas boom
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