Anti-feminists, ‘tradwives’, and men’s rights advocates - why some women oppose gender equality (and what to do about it). When we talk about women’s activism, the first thing that comes to mind is...
Research wrap: time poverty, parenting and mental health
BroadAgenda Research Wrap is your monthly window into academia. We scour the journals so you don’t have to. This month’s research wrap comes to you from the covid recovery bed. While the ‘mild to...
‘Angry Little Asian Girl’ laughs at the patriarchy
Angry Little Asian Girl: Moments with My Mother’ is a collection of comics featuring the series’ central character, a grade-school Korean girl named Kim and her mother. Each comic is full of...
The biggest gender equality event you’ve never heard of
Imagine an annual event which is exclusively focused on achieving gender equality, which attracts something in the order of 8,000 – 9,000 delegates from across the globe, and which produces a road...
A Summer of Hope: Harriet’s story
After two long years of the global COVID-19 pandemic, so many of us find ourselves tired and lacking energy for even basic tasks. Facing a new year does not fill us with the joy of possibility as it...
A reckoning: Australian women in film and TV
In 1957, aspiring cinematographer and pioneering film maker Lilias Fraser approached the Commonwealth Film Unit for a job. With two films already under her belt, and the head of the unit applauding...
Banding together to combat gender bias on Wikipedia
When you stop to think about it, it is mind-boggling that of the millions of biographies on Wikipedia, only 19% of them are about women. This statistic is even less for those working in the...
A (feminist) love story saved by radical empathy
It’s something each of us might sometimes wonder. How do you change someone’s mind? This unexpected love story is the ultimate lesson. It could easily have been one of those Tinder-dates-from-hell...
The “weather event”: Australia’s stormy #MeToo movement
The #MeToo movement has powered an insurgency against sexism and sexual violence in Australia. From once-isolated survivors to political staffers, women everywhere are refusing to keep men’s...