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.
News & Views The mind boggling $300 million pay gap in Hollywood between male & female actors Scarlett Johansson is Hollywood’s highest-paid female actor. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is the highest paid male actor. But there’s a ludicrious pay-gap.
Screen More female stories? Screen Australia is making strides Screen Australia has exceeded its long-term Gender Matters KPI, with 56% of projects receiving funding with at least 50% women in key creative roles.
Uncategorised The first all-women professional ‘Fortnite’ eSports team arrives Bumble has teamed up with eSports organization Gen. G to form a group of professional Fortnite players and the world’s first all-women esports team.
News & Views The problem with Quentin Tarantino’s predilection for female violence In film the glorification of male power involves female suffering. Quentin Tarantino’s latest film continues to normalise the subordination of women.