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• Friday Hoyden: Katarina, aka The Shrew

  By Guest Poster on 2008-12-05 • ( 31 )

  Orlando has just returned to Sydney after a time living in the UK, and this article is the response promised to this earlier Friday Hoyden. What Can a Feminist do with a Shrew? Shrew: ‘a woman given to railing or… Read More ›

• Reminder: Xmas Drinkies for Sydney Hoydenizens this Sunday!

  By Guest Poster on 2008-12-05 • ( 19 )

  Beppie is looking forward to meeting many of you on the weekend! Just a reminder for those who may have missed the the original post and the banner in the sidebar– a bunch of us Sydney Hoydenizens are heading to… Read More ›

• Things annoying me today.

  By Guest Poster on 2008-12-03 • ( 34 )

  Mindy, For Battler, parent and feminist 1. I’d like to think we’d gone beyond this, but obviously not. 2. Greg Bird’s lawyer, Gavin Orr, is claiming that he has done nothing wrong and that the Cronulla Sharks have no reason… Read More ›

• Sydney Hoydenizens: Anyone up for Yuletide Drinks?

  By Guest Poster on 2008-11-17 • ( 29 )

  Beppie is a regular commenter at Hoyden About Town who is currently organising drinkies instead of writing her thesis.   In the interests of good conversation, celebrating the approaching Summer Solstice, and getting squiffy, I’ll be organising a Yuletide Drinks… Read More ›

• Quick link: Hitting girls, forcing sex ‘not a big deal’: boys survey.

  By Guest Poster on 2008-11-17 • ( 53 )

  by Mindy, For Battler, and feminist. The ABC news website has details of a new survey up showing that there is still a lot of work to be done to educate boys about girls. A new report has found that… Read More ›

• Feminism Friday: Right Wing Women, Sarah Palin, and Me

  By Guest Poster on 2008-10-24 • ( 38 )

  Beppie is a PhD student who reads feminist blogs to help her procrastinate think. I’ve been thinking a lot, lately, about Andrea Dworkin’s Right Wing Women, a book that asks why so many women choose (or apparently choose) to live… Read More ›

• Quick Hit: From a national on-line newspaper.

  By Guest Poster on 2008-10-21 • ( 6 )

  Author: the mystery guest hoyden who didn’t tag her post! These headlines appear in the sidebar, one under the other. Parenting No, it’s not big bones Parents are in denial about their obese kids, with half claiming their fat offspring… Read More ›

• Whoydensday: The Sarah Jane Adventures

  By Guest Poster on 2008-10-15 • ( 13 )

  Author: Hoydenizen Beppie Once upon a time, the Doctor had a Companion, whom he left behind quite suddenly in the wake of an emergency. This Companion expected that the Doctor would come back, but he never did—at least not for… Read More ›

• Women on the front line

  By Guest Poster on 2008-10-02 • ( 5 )

  Guest Hoyden Mindy also blogs for ecelectic group blog For Battle! This issue is back in the news again, with the announcement that the DSTO is looking at the combat roles available in the army, previously denied to women on… Read More ›

• Delaware has a Very Narrow Maritime Border with Jersey: In Defence of Joe Biden

  By Guest Poster on 2008-10-01 • ( 20 )

  Author: stalwart Hoydenizen Amanda also blogs at Flop-Eared Mule All debate lead-ups are exercises in lowering the expectations for your candidate, although in this VP debate the effort is somewhat half-hearted from the Dems because … well, you know, Sarah… Read More ›