In the aftermath of the Pink Chaddi Campaign, the violence against women continues in Bangalore. Ultra Violet says: ” I have received at least three emails about attacks on women in Bangalore for wearing jeans / drinking / being free… Read More ›
gender & feminism
“My daughter keeps asking if the naughty man is in jail” … and he’s not
[trigger warning] The Grafton Daily Examiner: “Man free after child sex conviction”
Quickhit: Bettina Arndt, rape cheerleader
Sydney Morning Herald: “Women should say yes, yes, yes more” Forty years after liberated women felt able to say “no” to their partners’ demands for sex, they have been urged to say “yes” more often to keep their men happy…. Read More ›
The writer and the cartoonist
Helen writes at the Cast Iron Balcony. She’s a blogger, she’s a grinner, she’s a mother, she’s a sinner. She plays her music in the sun. Last year, some cartoons which appeared with two of Miranda Devine‘s articles caught my… Read More ›
Quickhit: Maternity Services Review and Homebirth
Further to our thread on the Maternity Services Review, check out ABC Unleashed: Homebirth ban, by Alison Leemen The Maternity Services Review report, released last weekend, was an attempt to delivery continuity of care and midwife-led services to more Australian… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Octavia Butler, by Guest Hoyden Chally
Today’s Friday Hoyden is by guest Hoyden Chally from Zero At The Bone. Chally’s ode to Octavia Butler was first published here, and is also being discussed at io9. Chally is a scary feminist whose hobbies include French knitting, eating… Read More ›
The Tenth Down Under Feminists Carnival is fast approaching – please submit your posts now.
The Tenth Edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is fast approaching! The deadline for submissions is the end of the month, so get your posts in before midnight Saturday. SUBMIT YOUR POSTS HERE. This edition will be hosted by… Read More ›
Thursday Cheezburger: Hoyden Kittehs!
Hoydenkittehs say Happy Thursday:
Not so wordless Wednesday
[Via Mothers for Women’s Lib.]
Quickhit: “He’s just a rich rapist who has suffered enough”
Via commenter Fem at Ideologically Impure comes this rape story out of New Zealand. It’s hardly original, but it is an exemplar of the genre. Warm up your Rape Apologist Bingo cards (I think credit should go to Shakesville for… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 