Gender Neutral Abuse
“Tell the world, Johnny, tell them, ‘Johnny Depp, I, a man, I’m a victim too of domestic violence’. And see how many people believe or side with you.” – Amber ...
Period Pay
Menstruation and menopause have been barriers to achieving gender equality in the workplace for decades. In January 2021, Future Super, began offering 6 days of paid period leave per year ...
A Feminist Take on Ukraine
At the centre of every war is a humanitarian crisis. This is no different for Ukraine, a country whose feminist values have suffered the consequences of global conflict. For more ...
Gendering the Ungendered
In our progressive society, people are still holding onto outdated ideas and stereotypes regarding the “gender” of ungendered people and objects. This does not only apply to members of the ...
One, Two, Three
In 1980, China announced their one child policy, limiting all families to only one child each. This was a nation-wide response to the increasing population growth rate, which the government ...
“Boys Will Be Boys”
“Boys will be boys”. This is an idiom that we hear too much. It is often used as an excuse for flippant behaviour from boys and men of all ages, ...
The Heartbeat Bill
Recently, the governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, signed the ‘Heartbeat Bill’. Starting from September, there will be a ban on abortions after six weeks of preganancy regardless of whether the ...
Gender Biased Search Engines
When you type ‘World’s best CEOs’ into the Google search algorithm, you will see names such as Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffet, Mark Zuckerberg, or Steve Jobs. But it takes a ...
The F Word
According to Merriam Webster, Feminism is ‘the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes’. With that being said, the term ‘feminism’ is one often scoffed at ...
The Gender Super Gap
Unequal pay between men and women in the workforce has always been a problem worldwide. In Australia, women have substantially lower superannuation (or ‘super’) payouts for retirement than men. In ...