love out loud: taking your relationship (status) for granted
One week ago tonight, I sat down to watch the Australian Open final with my mum (my dad gave it a miss because of his high blood pressure), reverting to my old habits of getting things done with my Mac on my lap and a glass of red in hand. As I was cracking open [...]
Feminist News Round-up 05.02.12
Win for Community Sector, Women This week Fair Work Australia ruled that those working in the Community Sector were being underpaid. Community Sector workers include people who work in crucial and difficult jobs such as carers, social workers, and child protection workers. Part of the reason they were being underpaid, they ruled, was that the [...]
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 [...]
feminist news round-up 29.01.12
The dangers of high heels: study Three male scientists who study the biomechanics of walking at the Musculoskeletal Research Program at Griffith University in Queensland, ‘began to consider what might be happening at the muscle and tendon level’ of women who wear high heels. The scientists recruited 9 young women who had worn high heels [...]
reality check – how volunteering in vietnam changed my perspective
There is so much I want to achieve. It can feel incredibly daunting and overwhelming trying to choose your next move. We really are spoilt for choice. There are so many different career paths I would love to head down, romantic cities across the world I would love to live in. I graduate university at [...]
so, what do lesbians do in bed? : a personal account of coming out
If I had a dollar for every time someone has asked me ‘what do lesbians do in bed?’ I’d be a lot richer than I am today. However, right after that they usually ask how difficult it was to come out. It’s an interesting question, because the coming out experience is unique to the queer [...]
15 minutes of femme: sally hawkins
I like to think that I’m a fairly happy and easy going person, but from time to time (before, during and after menstruation) I do get a bit moody… I’ve been known to cry at silly things and my dad knows to avoid me completely in these times. I also admit to having serious road [...]
diet coke’s new ad campaign – misogyny in a can
The world of advertising is a battleground for women. We are told to ‘Be a Bunny’ by Bras ‘n Things; cosmetic giant Maybelline’s slogan ‘Maybe it’s Maybelline’ suggests that beauty can be bought; last year, ads on the back of buses encouraged us to ‘Keep Australia Beautiful’ by using diet bars to look like the [...]
why girls learn faster than boys – and how to level the playing field
If you are female and reading this, I’m sure you are aware that girls are outperforming boys in schools. If you’re male, please go get a woman so she can explain any big words. Yes, there is a “crisis” in boys’ education. ‘Oh my gods! That means the curriculum is too feminised! Quick, introduce crocodile [...]
Theatre review : summer of the seventeenth doll
MTC, Arts Centre, Melbourne until February 18 Written by Ray Lawler, directed by Neil Armfield Before this Monday night, I had never seen Summer of the Seventeenth Doll. I remembered once hearing that it was the story of a fellow who bought a doll for his lady every summer for seventeen years until she got [...]
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