Dear Woman, I am a Conscious Man.
Conscious Men is a place for ‘men who are committed to growing more conscious in every way, and for the women who love and support them.’ ‘Dear Woman, I commit to owning and stewarding a masculinity...
View Articleviolence isn’t normal
Most people wouldn’t tolerate violence if someone sat beside them on the train and said they thought rape is funny. So why is it tolerated online? Social networking site, Facebook, seems to be...
View Articlethe 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...
View Articlefeminist(s) of the week: cath & josie of feminaust
Name: Cath Bateman & Josie Swords Age: Combined age of 50(ish) Occupation: Co-founders of feminaust.org How would you describe yourself and your life? Our lives are quite similar in that we are...
View Articlei do day 2012: do you believe all love is equal?
The latest polling shows that 62 percent of Australians support same-sex marriage, yet current legislation does not reflect this. As we talk more about the issue, support for legalising same-sex...
View Articlefeminist news round-up 13.05.12
barack obama says same-sex couples should marry In a mammoth political move, US President Barack Obama has declared his personal support for gay marriage. He said: “I have to tell you that over the...
View Articlereligion is not an excuse for bigotry
Now I want to start off by saying that I while I’m not religious myself, I have nothing against religion. I understand that people have different beliefs to me and I respect that. Besides, even if I...
View Articlefeminist: i know you are, but what am i?
It goes like this: A glossy lifestyle mag interviews a swish “It” girl. She’s at the top of her field. She’s worked hard to get there, and has plenty of tips for goal setting, confidence and “keeping...
View Articlewhy I think that feminism is veering drastically off-course
There is a problem with modern feminism. This will come as no surprise to anyone, considering all I ever hear about feminism are the various problems associated with it. Whether people are debating the...
View Articlesometimes, I pay for my boyfriend’s dinner – what’s the big deal?
In this modern age, relationships aren’t as one sided as they used to be. Whether you meet someone in the work arena or you go really modern and meet your match on a site such as eHarmony.com.au, you...
View Articlewomen clean and men fix things: the problem with gender-divided chores at home
I am an only child and I hate sharing, particularly bathrooms. As I have the pleasure of being a poor uni student and still live at home, I must tolerate my mother’s house guests using my amenities. My...
View Articlean open letter to an anti-feminist
Dear Old Man at the train station, Thank you for sharing your Anti-feminist Manifesto with me, I have summarised your points as follows so we can keep track: That it is Feminist Marxists like Julia...
View Articlein brief: tony abbott refers to gay marriage as ‘the fashion of the moment’
Tony Abbott has continued into a third day of cringe-inducing foot-in-mouth, referring to same-sex marriage as ‘the fashion of the moment.’ In an interview with John Laws, Abbott spoke about his...
View Articlegender equality: australia still has a long way to go
While throughout the second half of the 20th century, the Australian government implemented many policies and legislative reforms that improved the position of women, the Global Gender Gap Index 2013...
View Articlein brief: gender equality reporting might relax for small businesses
As part of the Abbott government’s plan to slash around $1 billion of red tape, small Australian businesses can soon expect more relaxed reporting requirements concerning gender equalities in their...
View ArticleHappy International Women’s Day
Because today is my own very special day, where I get to celebrate what its like to be a woman in my own very special way I choose to pretend that I live in the society of my dreams and I will: Walk...
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