Over summer, BroadAgenda is republishing some of its most popular articles. This compelling piece was first posted earlier this year. Content notification: This story discusses family violence,...
Category: Popular Culture
Why ‘And Just Like That’ fails older women
If you’re after escapist TV this summer you won’t find it in the Sex and the City reboot …And Just Like That. Each week I tune in hoping for a glamourous date with Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte but...
Research wrap: The tone deafness of popular music
So it’s nearly Christmas. Mariah Carey and Michael Bublé are now both well and truly defrosted and roasted (with or without chestnuts). The holiday nostalgia these iconic artists evoke is like a...
Unequal media: 69 percent of quotes from men
The “Women For Media: Take The Next Steps report” explores the role of female voices in Australian news, those quoted in news stories, and those who wrote the stories. The 2021 report combines...
You’re a bad feminist: Countering anti-vax, wellness warriors
A few months ago I started highlighting and fighting against vaccine misinformation on Instagram. In the beginning, I was motivated by a desire to help people understand that the vaccines were safe...
Is a world without men a dystopia or a utopia?
It is a remarkable coincidence that both New Zealand black comedy Creamerie and American post-apocalyptic drama Y: The Last Man have arrived on our screens in the middle of a global pandemic. Both...
They called her “Lucky”. But she wasn’t.
Content notification: This story discusses family violence, coercive control, reproductive coercion and financial abuse I first heard Britney Spears when I was 16 in a changing room in Sydney - to...
Why advertising still embraces ‘Mad Men’, not 2021
Did you see BroadAgenda editor Ginger Gorman’s recent tweet about meal kit company Hello Fresh’s gendered adverts? Hi @HelloFreshAU is there a reason the woman is always cooking in your ads and her...
The age old profession where women reign
'The Psychic Tests: An Adventure into the World of Believers and Sceptics' is a new book by award-winning journalist, Gary Nunn. He investigates psychics, mediums and astrologers to understand their...