Feminist Money

A review of the financial feminist news making headlines as of 27 February 2024. Each week in this series, you can expect news items making headlines for a financial and feminist breakdown.

This week’s episode provides a financial feminist breakdown of stories, including: IVF Suspended, Police Hero Praised, Award History Made. Not sure how these stories relate to finances or feminism? Check out the podcast for our breakdown.  

You can find out more about our sources for each story below:

• BBC News, Alabama IVF ruling divides devout Christians: 'Fewer children will be born', 26 Feb 24
• BBC News, Alabama IVF ruling: What does it mean for fertility patients? 23 Feb 24
• NPR, The science of IVF: What to know about Alabama's 'extrauterine children' ruling, 23 Feb 24
• Al Jazeera, Arabic calligraphy on dress design causes chaos in Pakistan, 26 Feb 24
• BBC News, Pakistan woman in Arabic script dress saved from mob claiming blasphemy, 26 Feb 24
• Variety, Could Lily Gladstone’s Historic SAG Win Get Her Over the Finish Line, and Will ‘Oppenheimer’ Tie the ‘West Side Story’ Oscar Record? 25 Feb 24
• Deadline, Lily Gladstone Calls For Compassion In Emotional Speech After Historic SAG Awards Win, 25 Feb 24
• The Guardian, ‘Self-empowerment and lots of spending’: our frustrating slide into Stanley cup feminism, 21 Feb 24
• Knowledge at Wharton Podcast, Oscars Economics: Does Winning Mean a Windfall? 21 Feb 19

If you’re feeling inspired by the news stories you hear, please be aware that they’re our personal take on news stories rather than professional advice, so it might be worth checking in with a licensed financial professional. We’ve linked existing resources coordinated by different organisations, including the register of financial advisors, alongside some financial education and support services that could be useful to you, depending on your circumstances.

A review of the financial feminist news making headlines as of 26 February 2024 in Australia. Each week in this series, you can expect news items making headlines for a financial and feminist breakdown.

This week’s episode provides a financial feminist breakdown of stories, including a national ombudsman being established to help tackle gender-based violence on university campuses, the imminent gender pay gap data to be published nationally by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, and the approval of a new treatment for endometriosis. Not sure how these stories relate to finances or feminism? Check out the podcast for our breakdown.  

You can find out more about our sources for each story below:

• The Guardian Australia, ‘Breathtaking’: education ministers approve national ombudsman to tackle sexual assault at Australian universities, 23 Feb 24
• ABC Australia, Universities to be subject to national code of conduct under reforms aimed at reducing sexual assault on campus, 23 Feb 24
• Australian Financial Review, Have young Australians lost faith in the value of uni? 13 Nov 23
• The Stop Campaign
• Our Watch
• Fair Agenda
• End Rape on Campus Australia
• Workplace Gender Equality Agency, WGEA will publish employer gender pay gaps on 27 February 2024, 18 Dec 2023
• Women’s Agenda, First TGA-approved treatment for endometriosis in 13 years, 23 Feb 2024
• The Guardian, TGA approves new medication for treatment of endometriosis symptoms, 23 Feb 2024
• Frankie Magazine, Why endometriosis is a feminist issue, 14 Feb 2024
• The Happy Uterus

If you’re feeling inspired by the news stories you hear, please be aware that they’re our personal take on news stories rather than professional advice, so it might be worth checking in with a licensed financial professional. We’ve linked existing resources coordinated by different organisations, including the register of financial advisors, alongside some financial education and support services that could be useful to you, depending on your circumstances.

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