About this episode

The episode discusses the disparity between support for women and actual outcomes, highlighting issues like AI deepfakes, a philanthropic boom in women's sports, and government responses to crises affecting women and children.

We wrap a week of wins and the giant gap in who says they're supporting women and who actually is. Women and girls are driving a record philanthropic boom in Australian sport, with more than $22.8 million directed into their programs last year. Melbourne writer Su Dharmapala's debut novel is heading to the big screen as a women-led rom-com, twelve years in the making. But in the week since the Federal Budget, five women and two children have been killed, while the Prime Minister insists he's "throwing everything" at the crisis. Schools are being blackmailed by cyber criminals using sexually explicit AI deepfakes of students. And EY has quietly walked back its once-celebrated paid parental leave policy, introducing a penalty for staff who resign within a year of returning. We also explore this week's much-discussed issue of women urging other women to use AI. This week's discussed stories include: Women and girls record philanthropic boom in Australian sport Melbourne rom-com about Sri Lankan community heads to big screen Five women, two children killed since Budget. But PM claims they're 'throwing everything' at the issue Schools are being blackmailed with explicit AI deepfakes…

Topics covered

• deepfakes
• AI
• philanthropy
• women in sport
• cybercrime
• paid parental leave
• government response to crisis

Keywords

• deepfakes
• AI
• philanthropy
• women in sport
• Federal Budget
• cybercrime
• paid parental leave

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EY

Places: Australia, Melbourne

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