Hiroaki Suenaga – The Conversation

Context should shape approaches to gender equity. Namthip Muanthongthae via Getty Images

September 9, 2025

Gender equality is the goal, but how to get there? Case study of South Africa and Australia shows that context matters

Roula Inglesi-Lotz, University of Pretoria; Anna Maria Oosthuizen; Getrude Njokwe, University of Pretoria; Heinrich Bohlmann, University of Pretoria; Helen Cabalu; Hiroaki Suenaga, Curtin University; Jessika Bohlmann, University of Pretoria; Julian Inchauspe, Curtin University; Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, University of Pretoria, and Nguyen Tuan Khuong Truong, Curtin University

Achieving gender parity could take more than a century. South Africa and Australia show why context matters – and why there’s no single formula for equality.

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November 5, 2023

Homeowners often feel better about life than renters, but not always – whether you are mortgaged matters

Rachel Ong ViforJ, Curtin University; Hiroaki Suenaga, Curtin University, and Ryan Brierty, Curtin University

We found people who own their home outright were 1.5 times as likely to be highly satisfied with life as renters. But it can be a different story if you have a mortgage – especially if you’re 50-plus.