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women in careers: florentina the musician
Florentina (right); vocals and drummer for Ride Into the Sun (pictured) and The Sunbirds It’s a likely fact that more than half of you reading this have wanted to be a rock star at some point in your life, and perhaps you still do. Meet Florentina: she’s a singer, drummer and a woman that loves [...]
a woman’s right to breastfeed
It’s certainly not news that many mothers have copped flack for breastfeeding their babies in public, I for one recall stories from my mum about the struggles that she faced when my siblings and I were young. However you’d think in this day and age the most natural process of feeding one’s young would be [...]
the disposable man
I was sitting on facebook when a video was posted in my recent updates that I just couldn’t go past. This video was called Feminism and the disposable man and in continuation of Zoya’s query about the objectification of men and the ever-standing view of equality and definition of feminism that lip upholds, there is [...]
women in careers: carlie the plumber
Plumber: Carlie When you have a drain or toilet issue and you flip through the yellow pages looking for a plumber, you might be surprised if the female that answered your phone call is actually the plumber who turns up at your door. Female trade workers aren’t as common as males, but it appears the [...]
women in careers: dani the occupational therapist
Dani, 25 Occupational Therapist (OT) There are many ways to make a living from being a caring person and Occupational Therapy (OT) is just one of them. Sporting a funky blonde hair style and cute skull cardigan, 25 year old OT, Dani Lees casually tells me about her career choice. Occupational therapy is [...]
lip lit: andrew mcgahan, ship kings: the coming of the whirlpool
‘It’s a fine choice you’ve given him. To crawl back to his home in defeat, or to put his life in the hands of a madman’, Mother Gale Ship Kings: The coming of the whirlpool is the first book in a new young adult series by Andrew McGahan about Dow Amber, a regular highland’s lad, [...]
big things, small package
It was the very first Queensland Young Women’s Forum and very appropriately, a room of 50 eager and unique young women sat waiting for the guest speakers to share their words of wisdom and help to continue the passion that braced the room. As we saw her face on the big screen, editor of ABC’s [...]
women in careers: vicky the tiler
Ever look in your bathroom, toilet or kitchen and wonder who might have done the hard yards in designing, cutting and tiling? Perhaps you’ve wondered what exactly might be involved? A simple google search lead me to the simplest definition to describe the activities of a tiler with the result concluding: one who lays tiles. [...]
album review: a very she & him christmas
I’m not embarrassed to admit that it was love at first sight (well, sound) with this album, and I’m even happier to declare that it only gets better the more that I listen to it. As soon as I knew it was out last month, I ran down to my nearest JB Hifi and exchanged [...]
a breakthrough in the never-ending fight against rape culture
So we all know the internet is full of beyond disgusting jokes that are inappropriate and pick on someone that isn’t a white man, and jokes about rape are no exception. It was only two days ago that a particular article of interest was forwarded to my inbox seeking an urgent piece to be written. [...]
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