Feature from Magenta Spider - Thursday, 03 November 2011 @ 5:25am
The obvious reason to be a feminist is because boys are SO NAUGHTY! And so, every year in Sydney feminists hold an award ceremony for the naughtiest boys in Australia. The Erine Awards are where a whole bunch of women have a few drinks (or in my case, a few bottles) and name & shame the boys who have made the most sexist comments of the year.
Feature from Andrea Dolt - Monday, 29 October 2012 @ 8:39pm
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for quite some time now, you’ll have noticed there’s been a lot of talk about misogyny and sexism in Australia. It began when respected broadcaster Alan Jones was unfairly targeted by militant extremist feminists for daring to discuss on air the views shared by millions of our fellow reasonable and rational Australians. The organisers of the witch-hunt say they want to “destroy the joint”, and yet ASIO have as yet been unwilling or unable to lock up the terrorists who so clearly wish to wreak violent destruction on an ageing and vulnerable man. Perhaps ASIO are actually a front for the Socialists? Time will tell.
Feature from Jessica Barlow - Thursday, 15 March 2012 @ 1:42pm
As a young woman in Australia today, I am frustrated. I am frustrated because I live in a culture that has ripped away the enjoyment of being female, destroyed self-esteem and created so much competition among women. Don't get me wrong here, I'm not saying that I hate Aussie culture – I'm saying that I hate western culture and every constraint it forces upon the females bound by it.
Event Update from Ms Elouise - Wednesday, 30 November 2011 @ 9:51am
Re-Published from feminaust with permission. A review of Cairo 678, shown at the Amnesty International Stop Violence Against Women Film Festival in Melbourne
Feature from Monkey Girl - Tuesday, 15 November 2011 @ 3:35pm
What is equality? What does it mean to be equal to a man? In a country where an increasing number of young women professionals are entering the work force, I sometimes feel guilty for wanting to settle down with a family one day, and potentially taking a few years to spend on focusing on the rearing and education of my children.
Update from Simone de Beaver - Friday, 04 November 2011 @ 7:00am
There are calls to overhaul Victorian rape laws which allow men to plead not guilty to rape charges if their victim was unconscious at the time. I. Have. No. Words.
Melbourne City Council is happy to move quickly to disperse Occupy Melbourne protesters from a city square but seems content for anti-choice picketers to target and intimidate women using a suburban abortion clinic? Huh?
Andrew Bolt can now add a Golden Ernie to his plethora of awards for amazing and unbiased reporting (/sarcasm) after the announcement of the 2011 Ernie Awards. I'm sure he'll be thrilled and duly honoured.
Ten points to PerthNow for covering the Empowering Women forum with women leaders at all, but minus ten for their opening line: Prime Minister Julia Gillard might not have burnt her bra at last night's empowering women dinner, but there was certainly no lack of oestrogen. Groan.
Facebook's appalling approach to material promoting violence against women: pages promoting rape and sexual violence are akin to a rude joke at the pub? No, Facebook. No, no, no. (PS if you're as mad about this as we are you should add your name to this petition. And then tell everyone else about it.)
Another day, another sensationalist piece from the Daily Telegraph, who tore themselves away from Lara-Bingle-watch (the fact people get paid to put together stories like this makes the mind boggle) just long enough to freak out the parents of any teenage girl about the prevalence of group oral sex among teenage girls - using Oprah as a bona fide source. Yep.
Actress Emily Browning: 'It is frustrating when in an interview people say: "Give us your make-up tips" and "How do you stay skinny?" I think: do you ask a guy that?' Go Emily!!
Sick of sexism in advertising? Tumblr to the rescue! The National Organisation of Women's New York City chapter has set up this blog, a surprisingly-satisfying legal alternative to creeping out under the cover of darkness to graffiti sexist billboards.
Remember that old quote, "Feminism: the radical notion that women are people"? Seems it's finally broken through in the United Kingdom, where there are currently murmurings on changing the laws of succession to ensure women can inherit the throne. Apparently they've just realised that possessing a uterus and being able to wear a crown are not, in fact, mutually exclusive.