News & Views Is it ever acceptable to make jokes about rape? Is it ever acceptable to make jokes about rape? That is the question that panel members at Junkee’s new Take On debate series dissected earlier this week.
News & Views I stand with Gillian Triggs, but the fact that I need to is frightening At a Senate estimates committee hearing yesterday, Human Rights Commission President Gillian Triggs was attacked by the federal Attorney General and a number of Liberal Senators.
News & Views What I learned from Julia Gillard Yesterday I shared the pleasure of hearing former Prime Minister the honourable Julia Gillard speak at the 2015 NAB Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards.
News & Views Will Tony Abbott follow his #HeforShe pledge for gender equality with action? This morning, Prime Minister Tony Abbott signed the UN’s HeforShe pledge at an International Women’s Day breakfast in Canberra.
News & Views Our 10-point plan for International Men’s Day Yesterday, news broke that the LNP plan to hold their International Women’s Day event at a men-only club in Brisbane.
News & Views The problem with Meghan Trainor’s idea of the perfect wife Have you heard Meghan Trainor’s new song or seen the video clip? If not, you might consider avoiding it, because it perpetuates gender stereotypes that belong firmly in the twentieth century and, worse still, it is incredibly catchy.
News & Views Why men’s violence against women will not stop the day women stop walking alone in parks Earlier this week, a 17-year-old girl was found dead in a park in Doncaster in Melbourne.
News & Views What is a man most likely to have hidden under his bed? “His slut” apparently Have you ever watched the TV game show Family Feud? For the uninitiated, the show’s premise is simple; two families compete with each other to guess the most popular responses to questions posed by the host.
News & Views Why we need to stop talking about depression as the cause of the Germanwings crash Last week, Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz seemingly made a tragic and terrifying decision to fly an airbus A320 into the French alps, killing all 149 passengers on board.
News & Views Bride and seek: How did this headline get printed? Yesterday morning, news broke that a young man had been arrested and charged for the murder of 26 year old high schoolteacher Stephanie Scott.
News & Views The new ‘wellness’ perks hitting offices: Are they enough for women? Yahoo’s chief executive Marissa Mayer has decided to take “office perks” to the next level by introducing an on-site medical centre, pharmacist, fitness centre and more – including goats to graze the lawns.
News & Views “Before feminism, there was Peggy”: Err, Netflix this isn’t strictly true As the famed Mad Men series approaches its final hours, the show has been getting a lot of attention.