Tag: Women

In the latest illustration of how commercial surrogacy arrangements can go terribly wrong, two women in their 60s commissioned two Ukrainian surrogates to give birth to “twins.” These poor kids will soon enough be the primary carers for women old enough to be their great-grandmother, writes Monica Doumit.

The Federal Government’s cervical cancer screening campaign has drawn criticism, but not as much as it deserves. Aimed at women and “everyone with a cervix” it obscures the fact that only women have a cervix.

Queensland law currently requires a lesser standard of care to be provided to babies “born alive” after abortion than to baby animals of the same gestational age. Yet anti-life ideologues can’t bear to look at what their positions really entail, or the whole abortion industry would fall apart in a mess of contradictions, writes Monica Doumit

The case has a humorous name but serious implications. The Federal Court’s decision in Tickle v Giggle, that Roxanne Tickle is correctly described as a woman, has far-reaching consequences for all women-only spaces, writes Monica Doumit.

Australians are the highest per capita users of overseas surrogates. We can do better for poor women overseas than suggesting they lift themselves out of poverty by being surrogates for wealthy, Australian couples, writes Monica Doumit.

Leila Abdallah is the co-founder of the i4Give Foundation. Last month she welcomed the birth of her eighth child. She now has five children on earth and three in heaven.

As we prepare to celebrate mothers everywhere, one need not look far to see the multi-generational impact that women have on society through their vocation as mothers.

Motherhood is a prophetic, creative and highly influential role. Young women should not be afraid to approach it with joy, writes Carrie McCormack.

Villa Maria primary teacher and family educator Marea de Angelis has been recognised for years of community service after winning the ‘Local Woman of the Year’ award for the Lane Cove region.

Catholic organisations stacked up well against the national average in the first national gender pay gap report, but some said they will do mo better support the equal dignity of all their employees.

In last week’s column, I wrote about a worldwide survey of Catholic women that found they were desirous of reform in the Church. I...

Jenny Gurry, the founder and CEO of Diamond Women, says that what makes her heart sing is when a vulnerable woman or couple who...