Study finds that women need resilience to rise to the top A recent study by University of Queensland academic Dr Terrance Fitzsimmons found huge differences between the childhoods of male and female top executives. Nearly all women surveyed suffered from some form of trauma between the ages of eight and 15; conversely, the majority of…
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New Labor Leader, Bill Shorten names Tanya Plibersek as deputy leader. In case you missed it, the Labor Party leadership ballot has been and gone, with Bill Shorten being elected the new Labor leader of the opposition. Today, former Health minister in the Rudd Government, Tanya Plibersek has been appointed as Shorten’s deputy leader. Penny…
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I love weddings. They’re big parties that are all about celebrating love, catching up with people you never see, and dancing to ’80s and ’90s pop while tipsy. They’re a public declaration of a new chapter in the couple’s life; of the two of them having figured out what they want to do with their…
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Russian parliament debate law to strip gay parents of their children. In February the Russian parliament will debate a bill that could cause same sex parents to lose custody of their children. The potential law would allow the state to strip parents of custody if they practise ‘non-traditional sexual relations.’ Currently in Russia children can…
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What do you think of this: American Apparel ‘Period Power’ T shirt? American Apparel has collaborated with artist, Petra Collins, and produced this T-shirt featuring a graphic illustration of a woman masturbating while her vagina oozes blood. Collins is known for her work that explores feminine sexuality and teen girl culture, with half the proceeds…
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Do Not Want: The face-bra will (not) make you look younger. If you’re a female over the age of oh, I dunno, twelve, you probably have an extensive knowledge of the cornucopia of products, contraptions and elixirs available to make you conform to cultural ideals of beauty/youth/sexiness. Well, here’s another thingamybob to add to the…
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In case you missed it: Sinead O’Connor pens open letter to Miley Cyrus, feud begins. I bet Miley thought she was paying Sinead O’Connor a compliment when she stated in her recent Rolling Stone interview that Sinead’s iconic Nothing Compares 2 U video provided the inspiration for her Wrecking Ball clip. Well, Sinead is not impressed, offering this wise feminist advice in her…
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Maybe it was the surrealism of policemen lying on their bellies, guns ready, between cafe tables; of shattered glass framing a deserted fast food complex; of a terrified family creeping past empty chairs to safety; of extreme violence erupting in a place identical to one we visit weekly. The world watched last week as a…
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Dating website OKCupid has begun charging users $4.95 per month to filter fellow matchmaking hopefuls based on their physique. The choice to charge for the filter reportedly comes down to allowing fairer interactions on the site. ‘If everyone could sort through attractiveness – which is crowdsourced by users on the site – only very attractive…
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Best: First female AFL club president. Richmond Football Club has appointed Peggy O’Neal as the first female president of an AFL club. On her appointment, O’Neal stated that ‘to be the first woman elected to this role, in the history of the competition, is deeply humbling, and I think it says much about the Richmond…
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South African women’s prison now home to giant screaming vagina. It’s a pretty eye catching headline, isn’t it? A former prison in South Africa, where Winnie Mandela was incarcerated for protesting against apartheid segregation in 1958, has been equipped with a 12 meter deep, walk through vagina installation. Artist and creator, Reshma Chhiba, conceptualised the installation as…
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UK Prime Minister, David Cameron has recently been interviewed by British publication Red magazine about his children, his family life, and whether or not he considers himself to be a feminist. Cameron happily opened up about his role in family life, about being there at the birth of his four children, even admitting that it…
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Saudi Cleric says driving cars damages women’s ovaries. An Ultra-conservative Saudi Sheikh, Saleh bin Saad al-Lohaidan, has argued that women should not be allowed to drive cars because (apparently) ‘studies show’ that driving damages women’s ovaries and pelvises, causing them to give birth to babies with clinical problems. Although there is no official law…
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Mother London wants you to share your bush The UK’s ‘Project Bush’ will culminate in an art installation that features images of the pubic region of anonymous women in order to challenge conventional expectations of lady-town. You can join the conversation on Twitter through the hashtag #projectbush. Thousands march to honour Jill Meagher and Sarah…
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