After years of apparently expecting his professor wife to work second shift, and suddenly finding that domestic work is not as easy as he thought: Cretaceous manchild virologist cracks “men hunt, women gather” shopping joke as if it’s novel and hilarious…
Month: November 2011
Do you see Indigenous men as role models?
Aboriginal and Islander men, so readily demonised in Australia, held a march last Saturday in Melbourne in the name of reclaiming, respecting and protecting themselves and their communities.
Wrong way! Go back!
This piece by Paul Strangio is right on the money. Labor has taken the left for granted and while this hasn’t cost them government it has cost them desperately needed public support. Last Federal election some Labor campaign organisers told… Read More ›
Sydney Summery Femmosphere Meetup: expressions of interest
I’m hoping to organise a wee Hoydens and femmosphere participants (that is, people who write or comment on or read feminist blogs) in December in Sydney. If you could possibly come, please help me get a sense for dates. Fill out this poll to indicate your availability.
Virtual Sculpture Tour: SBTS Bondi-Tamarama 2011
Two of this year’s sculptures have jumped out at me in the sea of Flickr thumbnails:
Rarely used laws? Depends who you ask
“Rarely-used” is not synonymous with “rarely-used against me and people like me”.
The 42nd Down Under Feminist Carnival is up!
Pen at Pondering Postfeminism has the answer to life, the universe, and everything: DUFC #42. It’s good stuff! New Zealand’s own Deborah is hosting next time at A Bee of a Certain Age. See Deborah’s call for submissions for all… Read More ›
Break the isolation, join the list
Unless you are studying at university or working in the women’s sector it can be very easy to feel like you are the last remaining feminist on the planet. Whole months will pass by without a single conversation about feminism. Nobody you meet will ever introduce themselves as a feminist.
Before we call a truce on The Chore War
Here is an article telling us that the housework war should be over already because a) men are doing just as much work as women now, b) so, women need to quit complaining and get over it, and c) men… Read More ›
Otterday! And Open Thread.
Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get off your chest? […] Commiserations, felicitations, temptations, contemplations, speculations?
Hoyden About Town 