Jamila Rizvi
Jamila Rizvi is deputy managing director at Future Women, which provides workplace gender-equality expertise and advice.
Opinion
Sunday Life
‘Cup of tea?’: The 4am offer that meant so much as a new mum
On this Father’s Day, Jamila Rizvi raises a cuppa to her devoted dad.
- by Jamila Rizvi
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Sunday Life
A letter to my sister before the arrival of her first baby
Motherhood is overwhelming in its abundance – an abundance of love so powerful it can break down doors and an abundance of fear that any number of things could go wrong.
- by Jamila Rizvi
Opinion
Sunday Life
It’s easy to take a sense of community for granted, but this is why we all need it
If you want to reap the rewards of the village, it requires effort in return.
- by Jamila Rizvi
Opinion
Sunday Life
Everybody forgets things, but not the way I do
“While I have become adept at covering my cognitive impairment, memory loss is still a bewildering mix of frustration, uncertainty and vulnerability.”
- by Jamila Rizvi
Opinion
Gender equality
Had I ever expected to go viral, it would not have been because of toilets
In a plea for equity in public toilets I used the phrase “people who menstruate”. Previously we might have said “women”, but how we communicate with each other changes for good reasons.
- by Jamila Rizvi
Opinion
Sunday Life
I used to roll my eyes at besotted dog-owners, now I’m one of them
Unlike human members of the family, my dog is always wildly thrilled to see me.
- by Jamila Rizvi
Opinion
Sunday Life
What happens to your marriage when your husband becomes your carer
The impact of disability and illness has the potential to turn any relationship – romantic or otherwise – completely inside out and upside down.
- by Jamila Rizvi
Opinion
Sunday Life
Seven is the age when kids are at their best – or is it?
“My son is sufficiently grown up to be independent in the basics, while at the same time sufficiently naïve to still think I am cool.”
- by Jamila Rizvi
Opinion
Sunday Life
My love affair with fashion shifted when the size of my body changed
For a shamefully long time, I was blissfully unaware of the fat-phobia and discrimination perpetrated by the labels I loved.
- by Jamila Rizvi
Opinion
Sunday Life
The hidden tax on millions of unpaid workers – and women are hit hardest
Australian women who are mothers earn, on average, 5 per cent less than those who are not, writes Jamila Rizvi.
- by Jamila Rizvi
Opinion
Sunday Life
The hard part of parenting comes when your kids get older
Like it or not, there comes a time when we must talk to our children about the inequality and unfairness in the world.
- by Jamila Rizvi
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