There were only 15 women in the list of 300 top-paid CEOs but they outperformed their male peers when it came to delivering for shareholders.

The Australian Human Rights Commission provides some key insights into gender equality in Australia.

Jimmy Carter’s thoughts on misogyny

More than 2 million Australian women have been assaulted by a male partner in their lifetime and half a million say their children saw or heard the attack, according to a report by Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety.

Attitudinal factors cannot explain why domestic violence peaks between 6pm and 9pm, why it is higher on weekends than weekdays, or why the incidence of domestic violence rises in summer and falls in winter.

Women spent nearly twice as long as men on primary activities associated with unpaid work.