Slave2tehtink pointed me to this online exhibition, Beauty, Virtue & Vice, looking at American 19th-century prints of women. The exhibition talks about notions of ideal beauty and ideal womanhood in white wealthy American society, and at some threats to these… Read More ›
gender & feminism
Independent midwife clients granted a brief reprieve – or are they?
The West this afternoon tells us: “Homebirth mothers win reprieve”: Pregnant women wanting to give birth at home have won a reprieve after Federal Government and the States cut a deal today to allow midwives to continue practising without insurance…. Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Barbara Moore: Feminist, Lawyer, Writer & Grad Student of the U of Melbourne. 1953-2009
This obituary has been provided by Marion May Campbell, who supervised Barbara Moore’s thesis, The Art of Being a Tortoise: Life in the Slow Lane. The thesis was awarded is being edited for submission for a Master of Arts by… Read More ›
Quickhit: Kathryn Joyce on Shotgun Adoptions
You may remember Kathryn Joyce as the author of a powerful piece on the Quiverfull religious movement – in this article she looks at the collusion between Crisis Pregnancy Centres and adoption services, and how they coerce mothers into relinquishing… Read More ›
Canadian study finds mothers & babies much less likely to be injured in homebirth
Via Science and Sensibility, this new homebirth study out of British Columbia should be required reading for our Health Department and policy-makers: “Outcomes of planned home birth with registered midwife versus planned hospital birth with midwife or physician”[1]. This high-quality… Read More ›
Submit NOW for the Down Under Feminists Carnival!
Past Editions First Edition: , 6th June 2008 at Hoyden About Town Second Edition: 4th July, 2008 at In A Strange Land Third Edition: 7th August, 2008 at Audrey and the Bad Apples Fourth Edition: 1st September, 2008 at Blue… Read More ›
Ten Steps to a Perfect Fanstorm
1. Gender-evpsych/cogsci researcher and game show contestant Ogi Ogas decides to prove that men’s and women’s desire is hardwired differently, using his Boston Uni credentials to gather material for a book which he’s going to call Rule 34: What Netporn… Read More ›
Quickhit: Pay transparency
The Federal Government is being pressured to force companies to reveal how their pay rates for men and women compare.
Credit where credit is due, says judge to child rapist
You know, I don’t even blog most of the instances I come across of “it’s not sex, it’s rape”, because there’s so bloody many of them. This one cheesed me the fuck off tonight. [Child sexual abuse warning.] Police decry… Read More ›
Inaccurate contraceptive info from National Prescribing Service
One of the key pieces of information we need when choosing contraception is accurate data on effectiveness. What is the likelihood that your birth control will stop you getting pregnant? We are presented with pretty charts by family planning counsellors,… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 