News & Views Jane Fonda accepts BAFTA award while being arrested for climate protest Jane Fonda accepted a prestigious award from BAFTA Los Angeles while being arrested during a climate emergency protest in Washington DC.
News & Views Angelina Jolie says women need to ‘love and learn’ from men Promoting her new film, Maleficent Angelina Jolie says heroines on screen don’t have to show physical strength in order to be perceived as strong.
News & Views Melissa Leong announced as one of three new Masterchef judges, and says she’ll bring diversity to the table Food and Travel writer Melissa Leong will join the lineup of 3 new judges to front MasterChef, the first time the show has had a permanent female judge.
Life How the top grossing films are warping our views of women Plan International released research today that reveals top grossing films continue to portray women in often sexualised and sexist ways.
News & Views Ride Like a Girl takes the No.1 spot at the Box Office on opening weekend Rachel Griffiths’ directorial debut Ride Like a Girl has topped the Box Office on its opening weekend in Australian cinemas.
Books I want to read about women who aren’t killed or deflated or diminished What I would love is fiction in which a woman’s existence is not destroyed by the end of the story. Where a woman’s desires do not impair her.
News & Views Funny women are ruling Emmy Award comedy nominations An unprecedented number of women-led and created television shows have been nominated in the category of Outstanding Comedy Series.
Life Monica Lewinsky latest addition to festival of ‘tricky and nuanced conversation’ Melbourne’s Wheeler Centre has announced an extraordinary lineup of feminist writers for the inaugural Broadside Festival, happening in November.
News & Views The truth about dementia: What happens when your mum asks you to help end her life? Nia Pericles’ documentary Storm in a Teacup will air on ABC + iView on Tuesday September 17 during Dementia Australia’s ‘Dementia Action Week’.
News & Views Hannah Gadsby wins Emmy for Nanette Hannah Gadsby beat Beyonce, Adam Sandler, Amy Schumer and James Corden to win an Emmy for “Outstanding writing for a variety special” for Nanette.
News & Views Chrissy Teigen is the ‘filthy mouthed wife’ we all aspire to be After labelling John Legend as “boring”, Donald Trump took aim at the singer’s wife Chrissy Teigen, referring to her as his “filthy mouthed wife”.
Life Co-writer of Crazy Rich Asians, Adele Lim quits amid gender pay dispute Co-writer of Crazy Rich Asians, Adele Lim has declined to work on two proposed film sequels after learning she’d earn 8x less than her male colleague.