I remember the excitement of the television coverage of the launch, which we went to a neighbour’s house to watch as we didn’t yet have a TV. And then I remember our school putting a TV on the stage in… Read More ›
Sociology
Hack – “Is your taste in music sexist?” A transcript.
I’ve finished transcribing Triple J’s Hack programme on the “Hottest 100 of All Time”. For the background on this, see these previous posts: “Was the Hottest 100 Of All Time sexist? asks Triple J’s Hack” “Alternative Youth Music Station Thinks… Read More ›
Take unpaid leave or lose your job
This appears to be a looming trend:
Bendigo Bank urges staff to take unpaid leave
The Bendigo Bank is asking its 5,000 staff to take up to 10 days unpaid leave in a bid to avoid job cuts.
It follows similar calls from some major international corporations, including British Airways.
I Am Powerful, at CARE Australia
drstephendann has pointed me to this year’s CARE Australia campaign, I Am Powerful. The campaign focuses on the potential of women in developing countries to make positive change in their world, given opportunity and choice. CARE Australia is an organisation… Read More ›
YouTube OTD: More from That Mitchell & Webb Look
Looks like a great new series is taking shape: via Sociological Images
Was the Hottest 100 Of All Time sexist? asks Triple J’s Hack
A couple of weeks ago, guest Hoyden Orlando asked why Triple J’s first draft of a “potted history of music” failed to showcase significant numbers of women. (The history has since been edited.) The “Hottest 100 Of All Time” has… Read More ›
Quote that I can’t get out of my head
But I only heard it once, on the radio a few weeks ago, so I’ll have to paraphrase: “Up until 50 years ago, it was axiomatic that an economy existed to support a society. Since then our expectations of the… Read More ›
Quickhit: “Pit to distress”
Unnecesarean, Nursing Birth, and other bloggers are talking about an unofficial protocol used by some obstetricians, “Pit to distress”. Check it out at these links, which explain the background and the reality on the ground. “Pit to Distress”: Your Ticket… Read More ›
14th Down Under Feminists Carnival is up at Kiwi Stargazer!
The Fourteenth Edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is up at Kiwi Stargazer. Many thanks to anjum, especially for putting up with my last-minute submissions! It’s a cracker of a carnival, with a focus on the body, media, victim… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 