It’s way too easy to launch an initiative supporting women. It’s a lot harder to fess up to whether they worked, which is maybe why no-one does. Applause should be linked to results, not empty...
No women involved? You can count me out.
My great Auntie Rita grew up in an Australia where being Aboriginal, with dark features, saw her dismissed, degraded, and all but shut out of society. My beloved late Aunt told me that growing up in...
Homeschooling as feminist resistance
You read that title and choked, right? That’s because, when you think about homeschoolers, you probably think of a conservative family trying to shelter their kids from the pernicious influence of...
Review: Strong Female Lead on SBS
From the makers of 'See What You Made Me Do?', Strong Female Lead explores the gender politics during Julia Gillard’s term as Australia’s first and still only female Prime Minister. Looking back at...
The future must be better than this
Shortly after Kevin Rudd became Prime Minister in 2007, he announced an exciting policy initiative — an inclusive gathering of Australians to help shape a long-term strategy for the nation’s future...
Sexist abuse undermines women’s political voices
Following the rape and murder of an eight-year old girl in Kashmir in April 2018, investigative journalist Rana Ayyub spoke about India’s protection of child sex abusers on the media outlets BBC and...
The expertise of survivors must be recognised
As a neurodiverse, bisexual, cis-woman who has experienced domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV) throughout life, I recognise that gendered violence has played a significant part in my story....
We’re so proud! BroadAgenda PhD student 3MT finalist
The Three Minute Thesis is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland, Australia. Three Minute Thesis heats were held across the University of...
“In front of our eyes, they beat my sister”
Content warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence against women. So many have asked me about the plight of women in Afghanistan. I am not going to cite statistics. I am not going...