News & Views Disney to pay out $43 million to settle class action over women’s pay Disney has agreed to pay US$43.25 million to settle a class action lawsuit from approximately 9,000 female employees.
Screen Australian teen Catherine Laga’aia cast as Moana in Disney’s live-action remake Australian teenager Catherine Laga’aia has been cast in the lead role of Disney’s upcoming live-action Moana movie.
News & Views The messages we tell our children continue to normalise domestic violence. We must call it out. Laurie Marsden took her daughter to see a stage production of Beauty and the Beast. The story normalises the dynamics of domestic violence.
Screen Latest generation of animated heroines gives us hope for a better world for our daughters Recent Pixar / Disney releases show better heroines for the next generation of girls, and it’s about time, don’t you think?
News & Views Disney’s Mulan tells women to know their place The story of Mulan has been told and retold for 1,600 years. This Disney version is more conservative than one told in the 17th century.
News & Views Are ‘princess’ characters limiting girls engagement with STEM? Recently, ‘women in STEM’ profiles are changing in an industry where only 27% of the workforce is female. But there’s another issue we don’t talk about.
