Yes,Barbie the movie has heard of feminism. (And thinks it sounds awesome!) But how patriarchy-toppling is it really?
The world’s most famous doll has been born again with her big screen debut. But the story of Barbie’s actual birth in a small Bavarian town is little known.
During high school,I thought feminists were attention-seeking drama queens with little-to-no resilience. When I entered journalism and politics,the patriarchy hit me like a slap in the face.
In a collection of the American writer’s essays she gives many leading feminists the briefest of glances,but shows she is on the side of the intellect.
I’m reaching that juncture where a woman starts to think of herself as the sum of all the compromises she’s made. Most days I seethe with a rage I can barely articulate.
Harriet Rowell and Alice Moon opened Melbourne’s first women-only gymnasium and taught the children of influential settlers to keep their heads above water.
The women of Australian history are too often overlooked,but writers including Sue Williams and Jessica North are elevating them to their rightful place.
Sakdiyah Ma’ruf,Indonesia’s first female Muslim stand-up performer,is set to make a splash at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Anti-trans ideologies are not pro-women:they come from the hard-right of America’s conservative movement,no ally of feminism.
I smile politely while doing an internal dance of,“chivalry is good”,“chivalry is outdated”,debating whether to enter the lift first.
Australian women who are mothers earn,on average,5 per cent less than those who are not,writes Jamila Rizvi.