News & Views From violence to sexism, the manosphere is doing real-world harm Manosphere content influences young men, spreads harmful ideas about women, and creates risks for schools, work and relationships.
News & Views The online misogyny that followed Jamie Melham’s historic Melbourne Cup win Jamie Melham deserves to be celebrated without caveats, without innuendo, without being reduced to a sexual object.
News & Views Disagree with the premier? Fine. But leave the misogynistic slogans out of it At a protest attended by Brad Battin, leader of the Victorian Liberal Party, we saw slogans plastered on a fire truck like “Ditch the Bitch” and “Truck Jacinta”.
News & Views ‘Funghi Fatale’: How the media turned Erin Patterson into a caricature The Erin Patterson case has taught us something unsettling: even in the face of so-called justice, misogyny always finds a way to surface.
Ed's Blog Australia banned Kanye for antisemitism. His misogyny? No problem Ye’s pattern of abuse isn’t just antisemitic, it’s also misogynistic. And that misogyny is well-documented over multiple years and in various, often unthinkable, ways.
Business ‘Unmitigated disaster’: Kyle and Jackie O show flops in Melbourne as advertisers defect A $200 million gamble on the Kylie and Jackie O show being successful in Melbourne has left ARN to lose a number of major advertisers.
News & Views If we’re not planning for safety this election, we’re not planning for anything Neither major party has made a clear, additional commitments to ending gender-based violence this election campaign.
News & Views From flowers to stalking: how ‘nice guy’ narratives can lead to male entitlement and violence against women The term ‘nice guy’ has been unofficially reappropriated to describe a man who presents as being “nice”, but feels entitled to some kind of attention in exchange for this niceness.
News & Views The UK wants to screen Netflix’s Adolescence in schools. Should you watch it with your child? Before you turn on the TV, remember Adolescence is not a documentary. It is a drama series. And the issues it raises require care and nuance.
News & Views Controlling behaviours and redemption arcs: How MAFS sends the wrong message on domestic violence Married at First Sight contributes to a narrative that domestic violence and controlling behaviours are understandable and justifiable.
News & Views Andrew Tate’s ‘self-improvement’ content parallels radical messaging from extremist groups ‘Manfluencer’ Andrew Tate’s content contains concerning parallels to other forms of radicalisation, like terrorist and religious extremism.
News & Views I’d rather hammer a nail through my frontal lobe than listen to Marty Sheargold Marty Sheargold’s comments on the Matildas tap into a deeper, darker seam in our country. We must demand better.