International Women’s Day is blind to the greatest threat to women – Australia’s welfare system | Kristin O'Connell

Australia's welfare system is deeply imbued with misogyny and far too often traps women in unsafe situations

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International Women's Day is upon us, and along with it the endless gabfests about women's equality, mostly led and attended by women in suits.

Increasingly we're seeing women's safety feature in the discussion and cursory mentions of issues facing Blak, disabled and queer women.