Name: Kait Fenwick Age: 21 Occupation: Full-time student, part-time console operator Location/Hometown: Newcastle, NSW Describe yourself in one word. Curious What is your feminist philosophy? Inclusivity is at the forefront of my feminist philosophy. I’m conscious of my whiteness and the privileges that are associated with that. What inspires you? The writings of the late…
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Name: Sidney (Sid) Shaw Age: 23 Occupation: Student/bartender Location/Hometown: Melbourne Describe yourself in one word. Oddity. What inspires you? I’m inspired most by the women in my life, particularly my mother. She had the most influence on me growing up because for a while, it was just the two of us. I’ve always looked at…
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Name: Eliza Graves-Browne Age: 22 Occupation: I currently work as a Digital Copywriter, Freelance Journalist at VICE and Features Writer at Lip Location/Hometown: Melbourne, VIC. Describe yourself in one word. Me! What inspires you? I think I have a love-hate relationship with humanity. I am horrified by the destruction we are causing to the earth,…
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Name: Tiana (Toz) Osborne Age: 18 Occupation: Student Location/Hometown: Melbourne Describe yourself in one word. Optimistic. What inspires you? People who are confident in being exactly who they are meant to be, without worrying about others’ views of them. What’s the most important feminist cause in your life? The fight to help make women feel…
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Name: Eden Faithfull Age: 20 Occupation: Psychology Student Location/Hometown: Sydney Describe yourself in one word. Upbeat Do you have a ‘feminist philosophy’? If so, what is it? Here’s something weird: the idea that if you call yourself a feminist, you are duty bound to support the actions and ideology of every other person in the…
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Name: Eden Gillespie Age: 19 Occupation: Full-time Media/International Studies student at UNSW Location/Hometown: Sydney Describe yourself in one word. Passionate Do you have a ‘feminist philosophy’? If so, what is it? I believe feminism should be inclusive rather than exclusive. This doesn’t just mean a narrow focus on gender but broadening the scope to celebrate…
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Name: Phylisa Wisdom Age: 28 Occupation: Academic Researcher and Freelance Blogger, although I’ll be swapping around a little bit over the next few months! #expatlife Location/Hometown: Living in Melbourne currently…via Boston, London and hometown San Diego, CA. Describe yourself in one word: passionate What is your feminist philosophy? It’s pretty basic: everyone, regardless of…
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Name: Sophie Verass Age: 26 Occupation: Radio Presenter and Writer Location/Hometown: Canberra, Australia Describe yourself in one word: #freethenipple What inspires you? My friends. I feel very fortunate to have so many interesting and engaging people in my life. Whether they’re discussing gender in Government or chewing my ear off about DnB music, I…
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Name: David Allen Hippchen Age: 25 Occupation: Student Hometown: Homer City, PA, United States Describe yourself in one word: Human What is your definition of feminism? A movement started by women that was once for establishing equal rights between men and women. What is your feminist philosophy? Women deserve equal rights to men, pure and…
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Name: Vanessa DeCardenas Age: 23 Occupation: Student/Artist Location: Tucson, Arizona, United States Describe yourself in one word: Creative What is your definition of “feminism”? In my opinion, feminism is the equality of men and women. What is your feminist philosophy? I never really thought about that before, but something that sticks out in my…
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Name: Elaine Rita Mendus Age: 23 Occupation: Freelance Journalist Hometown/Current town: Mastic, New York/Brooklyn, New York. Describe yourself in one word: Tenacious What is your definition of feminism? Equality. Feminism should be about equality and pulling the underprivileged women (regardless of race, sexual orientation, or trans-ness) up to the same playing field that cisgender, white men have…
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Name: Elisabeth Paquette Age: 25 Occupation: Administrative Assistant at VCU’s School of Business Hometown: None. I grew up in 25 different homes across 5 countries on 3 continents. Describe yourself in one word: Colourful Why is feminism important to you? Feminism is important to me because women are still paid less than men, most of…
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Name: Kelley Ann Banahasky Age: 25 Occupation: Recent Graduate/Waitress Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania/Wollongong, NSW Describe yourself in one word: Adventurous What is your feminist philosophy? My feminist philosophy incorporates all ages, genders, races, every kind of person. Each being lucky enough to share a piece of this planet has a unique life circumstance and each being’s…
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Name: Bronwyn Lovell Age: 32 Occupation: Poet Location: Melbourne, Australia Describe yourself in one word: Idealist What is your feminist philosophy? I think all women should and must be feminists. When I meet girls (and they are usually girls, not women) who say they aren’t feminists, I am horrified. I can only conclude that they…
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