Another day being a woman MP.

David McBride raised his concerns internally. When they weren't addressed, he went to journalists. He's now the first person to be jailed over the war crimes - five years and 8 months for helping expose murder. Our whistleblower laws are terrible.

Is #parttime work “women’s work”?
Myke Bartlett faced discrimination as a man seeking #flexibility . Persistent #genderstereotypes limit both women and men.
👉 #WGEA part-time work findings: ow.ly/AIrP50Ry8WS
👉@The Guardian article: ow.ly/iwot50Ry8WR
#genderpaygap

I'm sorry, but that's not the head of British Gas. It's clearly Sting in a comedy beard. thetimes.co.uk/article/smart-…

There is no such thing as a private school. What we have instead are publicly funded schools (through direct funds and/or tax benefits) that are inaccessible to most of the public.
news.aeuvic.asn.au/opinion/equity…

How can we expect mothers to return to work if we’re so reluctant to allow fathers to stay home? | Myke Bartlett dlvr.it/T6VM1n

As a bloke, I have found myself met with a mixture of disbelief and suspicion when I’ve applied for part-time work. Didn’t I realise this was women’s work?
In the Guardian again today, plunging into the gender pay gap.

I'll be on ABC Melbourne at 7pm (AEST) talking about this piece – and why it's still so difficult for blokes to be the primary parent

As a bloke, I have found myself met with a mixture of disbelief and suspicion when I’ve applied for part-time work. Didn’t I realise this was women’s work?
In the Guardian again today, plunging into the gender pay gap.

Thanks @mykebarlett for articulating the work of parenting school-age kids: 'all that important driving and shouting that comprises a career as primary caregiver – the constant shuttling from school to ballet to football to dentist'

How can we expect mothers to return to work if we’re so reluctant to allow fathers to stay home? | Myke Bartlett theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

All digital content distributers should have the right for the customer to transfer their purchased content to another platform built into their contracts with the rights holder.
Consumer law needs to catch up with digital reality

Just flagging that it's not too late for canny editors to commission me to write something about #Ausenal ahead of the Arsenal Women friendly in Melbourne this month.

A woman is being violently killed in Australia every four days this year #AusPol theage.com.au/national/a-wom…