For six decades, Wendy McCarthy AC has been fighting to get women's voices heard and to create a more gender equal society.

As an activist, she's led some of the most significant transformations of our time, especially for women's reproductive health, education and for more equal opportunities for everyone.

Wendy also demonstrates the power of community and connection -- for embarking on change, retaining your resilience and supporting your own health.

And more than anything, she understands the necessity of vigilance, always.

We share Wendy's excellent keynote from our Women's Health Summit earlier this month, where wendy received a standing ovation from those in the crowd.

Wendy was awarded Australia's highest honour earlier this year for her decades-long service across multiple communities, including the arts, business, health and women’s leadership.

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Welcome to the wrap of the week that just was, our take on some of the biggest stories that got people talking.

We discuss the wins: including how the youth of Nepal picked a 73yo woman to lead as interim PM.

Also, the gender realities of the Albanese Government's new climate targets.

How breastfeeding in public is still a thing, making people feel "uncomfortable".

Then, to the story of the week: the cancellations, the firings, and the calls for violence against those who mention Charlie Kirk's assassination, including Australian women.

Stories discussed this week include:

Nepal’s youth pick a 73yo woman to lead. Sushila Karki promises she’s not there to ‘taste power’

It’s 2025, and breastfeeding in public is still treated like a crime

Labor sets 62-70% emissions reduction target by 2035. Is it enough?

The calls for violence against women who mention Charlie Kirk

The Weekly Wrap shares the big stories covered this week on Women's Agenda.

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Three women were murdered within just a few months in Ballarat, Victoria, shocking the community and the country.

The grief and anger shared over the deaths of Samantha Murphy, Rebecca Young and Hannah McGuire, saw the community initiate a powerful and emotional protest against violence.

And today, that collective grief has been turned into collective action, with the launch of a four-year "community saturation" model aimed at disrupting and shifting the drivers of violence.

Today, we deep dive into the launch of Respect Ballarat, with Jacquie O’Brien, Respect Victoria's Director of Communications and Community Change.

Also today: The airline lounge that made an issue out of a breastfeeding mother, and the search for why mid-career women are dropping out of technical roles.

Our new Women's Agenda Today format aims to break down some of the latest things we're covering on Women's Agenda and take a daily 'deep dive' into a key story with a newsmaker, a key expert source who can share a great women's perspective on a major story we're following, or a key contributor or journalist.

We're running Women's Agenda Daily as a pilot project. Expect to see the format evolve over that time. You can share your feedback by getting in contact.

Check out more on the stories discussed today at Women's Agenda, where you can also sign up for our free daily newsletter.

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