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		<title>The Health Benefits of Working Flexible Hours</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New evidence has emerged from Europe to suggest that workers who are able to have input into the way their hours are structured, might also experience tangible health benefits.
A recent review by researchers for the Cochrane Collaboration has highlighted the potential health benefits associated with the current trend towards more flexible working hours in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Endometriosis and Fertility</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kathryn, 29, had recently been diagnosed with endometriosis. Not knowing much about the condition, she started asking her friends and co-workers if they knew anything about it. One woman said her sister had endometriosis and was infertile. Kathryn had always wanted children one day and was devastated to think that this was no longer possible.
Endometriosis [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funding for National Women&#8217;s Alliances will give women a voice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Minister for the Status of Women, Tanya Plibersek, announced this week the establishment of six National Women’s Alliances, which will share in $3.6 million of funding from the Australian Government over three years.
Comprising women’s organisations and individuals from across Australia, each alliance has a specific focus: economic security, equality rights, violence against women, immigrant and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funding Boost for National Rural Women’s Coalition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rural and regional women across Australia will have greater opportunity to engage with government with the announcement of funding for the National Rural Women’s Coalition (NRWC).
Minister for the Status of Women, Tanya Plibersek, and Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development, Maxine McKew, announced yesterday that the Australian Government would invest $600,000 over three years to ensure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Darker Side of Facebook: Cyber-Bullying</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Facebook has become a positive part of many of our lives, but there is a darker side of Facebook that all parents and educators need to be aware of: cyber-bullying.
It is inevitable that bullies will try to use social networking sites as a tool. It gives them a platform to humiliate their victims not just in front of a schoolyard [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.australianwomenonline.com/the-darker-side-of-facebook/</link>
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		<title>Five Minute Review: Four books for perfect parenting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s true. Parenting starts at conception. And no, it doesn’t end at retirement (sorry). This lifelong commitment certainly runs the gamut – and until our little ones fly the coop, it’s always nice to reach out for a little guidance along the way. This brilliant collection of books covers many an aspect of parenting from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.australianwomenonline.com/five-minute-review-four-books-for-perfect-parenting/</link>
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		<title>My Quit Smoking Challenge: I have to start over</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have learned that no matter what method you use to quit smoking, if your commitment is not 100% you are setting yourself up to fail.
I hit a major hurdle on Day Five (a week ago) when I realised my commitment to becoming a non-smoker was not what it should be.  I actually made [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.australianwomenonline.com/my-quit-smoking-challenge-i-have-to-start-over/</link>
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		<title>More Women encouraged to join the ranks of Firefighters in Victoria</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board (MFB) in Victoria has launched its Gender Inclusion Action Plan 2010-2013, showcasing the organisation’s commitment to becoming an employer of choice for women.
The plan aims to deliver an inclusive, accessible organisation that delivers inclusive and accessible services. The plan lists 45 actions endorsed by the MFB Board and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.australianwomenonline.com/more-women-encouraged-to-join-the-ranks-of-firefighters-in-victoria/</link>
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		<title>National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women&#8217;s Alliance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, has announced the establishment of a National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Alliance, that will give indigenous women a voice on violence, drug and alcohol abuse, and social and emotional problems that are affecting family relationships.
Ms Macklin made the announcement yesterday at Oxfam’s Straight Talk Summit, which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.australianwomenonline.com/national-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-womens-alliance/</link>
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		<title>It’s an Awesome World with Dallas &#8211; WIN!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When American writer Dallas Clayton decided to write a book for his young son, he knew the book’s theme would be on dreaming big. Penning the text in 10 minutes and taking 6 months to complete the illustrations, Clayton may have chosen a big dreams theme for his story, but he surely never dreamed how [...]]]></description>
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