Tag: feminism
Gwen Harwood was one of Australia’s finest poets – she was also one of the most subversive
Image: Gwen Harwood (1920-1995). A.T. Bolton/Wikimedia commons
Gwen Harwood is one of Australia’s finest poets. Her poetry is studied in secondary schools across the nation. While...
Religious lies, conmen and coercive control: how cults corrupt our desire for love and connection
Image: Young women members of the Charles Manson family kneel on the sidewalk outside the Los Angeles at Hall of Justice March 29, 1971,...
Sunday essay: grey-haired and radiant – reimagining ageing for women
Musician and poet Patti Smith: ‘always evolving’. Dan Himbrechts/AAP
Ageist thought patterns and reactions are so embedded in Australian culture that even educated people, people who otherwise...
Sunday essay: ‘fair game’, racial shame and the women who demanded more
Image: Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame at the National Press Club last month. Mick Tsikas/AAP
Sexual politics is difficult terrain for young people to navigate. Desire,...
Sunday essay: Sex, power and anger — a history of feminist protests in Australia
Picture: NLA/AAP(various)
Rage and roar are two words commonly used to describe the events of Monday 15 March, when tens of thousands joined the March4Justice:...
‘What are you afraid of ScoMo?’: Australian women are angry — and the Morrison government needs to listen
Picture: AAP Image/Dave Hunt
Thousands of women are gathering in cities across the country, angry about the allegations of rape, sexual abuse and harassment emerging...