News & Views Founder Sam Joel resigns from GiveTree following sexist comments to women on LinkedIn Sam Joel, founder and CEO of GiveTree, has resigned and issued an apology over sexist comments he made on social media over the weekend.
News & Views We can’t let Strickland’s sexist comments tarnish the UFC as a legitimate sport but when will enough be enough? Wearing a white t-shirt with the words “Cancel Me”, American UFC fighter Sean Strickland took a seat at his Sydney press conference recently, ahead of his UFC 293 fight.
News & Views Is traditional heterosexual romance sexist? Despite greater gender equality, some women still prefer traditional gender roles in heterosexual relationships. We set out to discover why.
News & Views Nine forced to apologise for racist and sexist newspaper ad Nine has apologised for publishing an ad for the No campaign for the Voice to Parliament, after it was condemned as racist and sexist.
Sport ‘Anyone can enter’: Women surfers fill up Gold Coast competition to prove point on sexism A group of women surfers banded together to prove a point on sexism to a surfing competition who refused to create a women’s open division.
Uncategorised From age 5 to 42: All the BS things I’ve been told as a woman Each year, a new sexist stereotype to internalise… Jacqui McCallum reflects on what it’s like growing up female.
Screen Classic or Problematic? Reviewing the 1993 Mrs Doubtfire on its 30th anniversary What does Mrs Doubtfire really say about families, womanhood, fatherhood, and who gets to do what? Thirty years on.
Soapbox The BBC’s awful ‘have it all’ headline about Jacinda Ardern’s resignation calls for a conversation The BBC asks whether “women can have it all” but have never directed that question at men. Here, Dr. Janakiramanan calls them out on it.
News & Views Women’s voices are missing in the media- including them could generate billions in income How can the news media represent women’s voices better? The answer might be in a recent report, “From outrage to opportunity”.
News & Views It’s time to treat the teacher shortage as a gender issue While teachers are being praised as heroes in the media, they are also enduring working conditions that make them question their purpose. Instead of being celebrated and supported, these professionals are saddled with the stigma of being incompetent.
News & Views Here’s how micro-accommodations can fight back against micro-aggressions Micro-aggressions are these smaller acts that send women backwards. These are tiny acts of aggressions with destructive power.
News & Views Polish leader blames young women drinking for low birth rate Polish politician Jaroslaw Kaczynski has blamed young women and their drinking for the country’s low birth rate.