Posts tagged Feminism

Feminism: the advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes. With the first rallying cry beginning with the The Suffragettes …

By Sarah Ward My passion as a performance artist, has and always will be the making of art, not entertainment. I’m not saying I don’t …

Two gay Saudi Arabian journalists detained in Australia while attempting to seek asylum have spoken out about their ordeal, labelling their treatment “unconscionable”. Last week, …

Australia, pour yourself a cup of ambition. Country music sensation, Dolly Parton has announced that the smash-hit West End musical, 9 to 5 The Musical …

“I wonder if some gay men believe feminist messages aren’t relevant to them and are only designed for straight men.”

The event came about because of a need to tackle specific bias and disadvantage faced by women.

The comments were criticised by federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham and NSW Education Minister Rob Stokes.

International Women’s Day champions women around the globe while looking at the prevalence of gender inequality and the issues that need to be tackled. We spoke to a handful of LGBTI women about the unique issues they face.

David Alexander chats with the director of the emphatically queer and feminist production of Dangerous Liaisons, Stephen Nicolazzo, about manipulation, sexism and Cruel Intentions ahead of its run at Brisbane’s MELT festival next month.

MEMBERS of the Indigenous and trans* communities have slammed bizarre comments by a leading feminist academic comparing trans women to racist entertainers who only “pretend” …