News & Views The problem isn’t how little women wear. It’s how much misogyny we tolerate. Women’s gym wear has become a target for misogyny, as women continue to face judgement and ridicule over their clothing choices.
News & Views Women are shamed for wearing shorts at the gym but shirtless men still get a free pass What is the male equivalent of “whore,” anyway? I’ve watched plenty of men spend hours at the gym staring at themselves.
News & Views Cornell asked for essays from 7 students who allegedly raped a woman. Women are asking for accountability The Cornell case shows what happens when universities fail to take sexual violence seriously and women are left carrying the blame.
News & Views What Australian boys really need from their parents, coaches and teachers right now Women’s Agenda has partnered with The Man Cave, Movember and the Foundation for Masculinity with a goal to empower young men and boys.
News & Views ‘Poor choices’ and ‘breaches’: How the AFL’s language softens allegations of sexual assault Football’s culture may have changed, but loyalty, masculinity and carefully chosen language can still protect harmful behaviour.
News & Views The AFL doesn’t think it has a culture problem. Mad Monday says otherwise The AFL must challenge the “boys will be boys” culture that excuses harmful behaviour and allows misogyny to continue.
News & Views A week of headlines that laid bare the horrifying reality facing women in Australia Seven days of headlines about sexual violence, threats and misogyny show what women are being forced to live with.
News & Views Footballers, schoolboys and the manosphere: We can do better than well wishes The allegations show why preventing misogyny matters, but so does standing with survivors when violence has already happened.
News & Views Beauty advice for the women we rape and kill Women are advice to perfect themselves while violence, inequality and misogyny continue shaping their everyday lives and futures.
Politics Brittany Higgins appointed Executive Director of Vida Fund as organisation ramps up gender equity campaign Brittany Higgins has been appointed Executive Director of Vida Fund, taking on a leadership role at the advocacy organisation.
Soapbox From ‘Ditch the Witch’ to inciting rape this is what the normalisation of misogyny looks like From witch billboards to rape threats, misogyny escalates when hatred of women is dismissed as harmless rhetoric.
News & Views ‘Do you want children?’: Kylie Minogue and the sexist questions women in the public eye still can’t escape Netflix’s Kylie documentary shows women in the spotlight still face sexism and impossible expectations every single day.
