Buying a New Car? Check Out These Top Tips Every Woman Should Know
Women account for 52% of all road users and now influence more than 80% of car purchase decisions in Australia. We drive 45% of all new cars on Australian roads, and as a percentage of the population, there are more women with a driver’s licence than men. It’s also worth noting that Australian women have better safety driving records than men, we have fewer accidents, fewer claims and a lot less damage to our cars if we do find ourselves in an accident so we were at a loss to understand how the insurance and motor service industries in Australia rarely marketed to women.
The Stella Women Series Featuring Georgie Dent
tella was SO excited to speak to our incredible friend Georgie Dent, and introduce her as this month’s Stella Successful Women Series contributor for November. Georgie’s achievements go well beyond journalism and we must admit she has quite quickly become our go-to for all things empowerment when it comes to women and parental rights. Georgie Dent is a journalist, commentator and mum of three, her work has been published in The Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald and the Age, Marie Claire, Harpers Bazaar, The Guardian and news.com.au just to name a few. She has more than 30,000 followers between Twitter, Facebook & Instagram who enjoy her sharp and witty commentary on women, politics, health, money, family and everything in between.
45 Women Have Died This Year from Violence. We Refuse to Keep Letting History Repeat Itself.
In 2019 we lost 63 women, in 2018 it was 71 and in 2017 it was 55. With six weeks left of 2020, it is inevitable the 2020 numbers will undoubtedly continue to rise.
On Monday morning Celeste Manno, just 23, was murdered in her family home by a man she worked with, her mother was home at the time of the attack, but it is reported there was nothing she could do to save her daughter… Celeste is the 45th known victim of violence against women in Australia in this year.
Who Were the Losers of this Year’s Budget? It’s Quite Simple Actually… Australian Women.
It was no surprise this years budget was defined by the coronavirus crisis, but for women who have been affected there is no immediate assistance, while male dominated industries such as construction have had huge boosts in funding. The facts are simple, women have been the hardest hit during the pandemic and even with more people working from home, women are still doing the lion’s share of domestic duties and caring, which is compounded by childcare centre and school shutdowns. Women over the age of 55 are also now the highest age and gender demographic experiencing homelessness and it is only going to get worse with the withdrawal of Super early to cover the cost of living during the pandemic.
Uh Oh! Here Are The Steps You Need After A Car Accident
A friend of the Stella team was in an accident a couple of weeks ago, it was a three-car pileup, everyone was safe, but she said the thing that stood out was that everyone involved was unsure what to do next; which got us thinking… Has anyone given us the run-down of who to call? Where do our damaged cars go? How do we get them there? What if the other driver says it’s our fault? We had so many questions, but none of the answers. So, we thought, let’s chat about the to-do list should you find yourself in an accident. There are a huge number of variants to the below but this overview should at least give you some confidence in knowing what’s what should the time come.
The Stella Women Series Featuring Emily Duggan
Drive like a girl with Emily Duggan
Emily’s dream has never been to be the first girl racing driver, just the first over the finish line….
Emily made her racing debut in 2014 as the first female driver in Series X3, since then Emily’s driving career has continued to flourish, competing in the Toyota 86 series and Supercars Super3 series.
Off the track Emily’s success has been recognised with nominations of Sports Women of The Year and New Talent of The Year in 2019 through women in sports awards and Emily is also proud ambassador for women in sport and actively encourages school girls to dream big with her work with Dare to be Different, an event program aimed at primary school girls.
The Gender Pay Gap Is Totally A Thing…. So, Pay Us What We’re Worth.
Can we start by saying, nothing bad happens when women receive equal pay as their male colleagues.
The Stella Women Series Featuring Leah Scott
Aussie TV Presenter Liv Phyland has a genuine passion for promoting and fostering positive health and wellness in teen girls. Before getting her first job in TV 11 years ago, Liv completed an Undergraduate Degree in Psychology and then became a Qualified Health Coach after studying with the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. During her years on ABC3 and The Loop, Liv was inundated with messages concerning well-being. Issues including; eating disorders, mental illness, stress, study, work-life balance and more. It was then Liv and her BFF Teigan Nash, set out on a mission to help equip females with the tools and confidence they need to navigate these, at times, extremely challenging but formative years. With that… Girls Who Glow was born!
The 10 Powerful Books We Can’t Get Enough Of
We’ve rounded up the 10 perfect reads to empower, evoke emotion, liberate and get lost in this Spring.
Domestic And Mental Health Issues Are On The Rise… Here Are The Stats And The Ways You Can Help.
Mental health is already a huge issue in Australia with one in five Aussies aged 16-85 experiencing a mental illness in any year. Around 3,000 people die by suicide in Australia each year, making suicide the leading cause of death in Australia between people 15 – 44 and experts are warning suicide rates will continue to rise due to the economic and social impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
