Women, Peace and Strategy: Why Security Doesn’t Fix the Issue
At its inception, NATO’s adoption of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda was deemed ‘an enraging example of how a good feminist work can…
Chinese #MeToo journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin and labour activist Wang Jianbing jailed
In short: Two Chinese activists have been jailed in China for "inciting subversion of state power".Journalist and #MeToo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin was sentenced to…
Why Japan is the only country where married couples must have the same surname
Under Japanese law it's long been illegal for spouses to use different surnames.In fact, it's the only country in the world that still enforces such a…
Like the Pope, some people view surrogacy as ‘deplorable’. For many, it’s a precious gift of parenthood
This weekend Anna, Matt and Brendan will uphold a somewhat belated annual tradition.Every year gay couple Matt and Brendan take their son Baker to Anna's…
Judge orders publisher of ‘Feminism Debunked’ YouTube channel to appear in court over videos of Bruce Lehrmann hearing
The judge in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation case has ordered the publisher of a YouTube channel to appear in Federal Court to show cause as…
Political trailblazer first on list of women to be celebrated in statue form across Melbourne
Quick Read:In short: Political activist Vida Goldstein is the first female historical figure to be honoured with a statue as part of a City of Melbourne…
Why the Israel-Hamas War is a Feminist Issue
Historically, men in positions of power have often started or provoked wars or interfered in existing military conflicts. It must be noted that the personality…
Western feminism and its blind spots in the Middle East | Women’s Rights
In our current era where digital platforms wield unparalleled influence, X – previously known as Twitter – is the closest thing we have to a…
Sorry American liberals, Barbie’s feminism isn’t for all women | Entertainment
Two weeks into its release, Barbie is undoubtedly one of the great marketing successes of our time, having transformed a two-hour company commercial into cinema with indie-street…
Observing Southeast Asian Women’s Role in Economics Through the Perspective of Socialist Feminism
Immanuel Wallerstein (1930-2019), known as a neo-Marxist scholar in Western academia, was a Professor of Sociology and Economic History at Columbia University, Binghamton University, McGill…
Chinese international students say Australian sex education is breaking new ground on consent, but there’s a long way to go
Before arriving at an Australian university, Francis You was never taught how to use a condom.The 23-year-old recalled that back in his high school in…
Introducing Lewes FC, the world’s only gender-equal football club, and the Australians who play there
From a distance, the town of Lewes looks like just about any other nestled into the countryside around Sussex, a region in the south-east of England.Sliced in two by…