Zimbabwean human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa is making two appearances this week in Sydney, on Thursday and Friday.
Sociology
Today in Double Standards
I was having a chat about exactly this sort of negativity regarding competent/assertive/expert women this evening: see also classic xkcd on the other side of the coin.
For Mother’s Day have this film for FREE
The documentary film, Lost in Living from film-maker, Mary Trunk follows four women artists over seven years as they combine motherhood with their art careers and it will be streaming for free over this Mother’s Day weekend (9-11 May). No… Read More ›
The 72nd Down Under Feminists Carnival is up!
All the details on the latest edition and how to submit to the next one!
Lego is Refusing to Get the Message
Someone at Lego has decided that they will make more money from parents who like gender segregation and stereotyping than those who loathe it.
Media Circus: #BringBackOurGirls Edition
So who else thinks that if 200+ white schoolgirls had been kidnapped from a boarding school anywhere on the planet that the media would be making it not just a top story but the top story for weeks until their whereabouts was discovered? So why aren’t there regular updates about the 200+ kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls every single day?
What news story/commentary/analysis has grabbed your attention lately?
Ambient/everyday discrimination
Some recommended reading from John Scalzi and Soraya Chemaly, and a few thoughts.
Today in Anita’s Irony and Lewis’ Law: my threats will show you that harassment is a myth
Sending a woman rape threats to prove that sexual harassment doesn’t exist proves feminism’s point, not yours.
Quick Hit: Angry = Awesome
Some great angry writing from feminists.
Normalisation of violence against women
What do these two pieces of popular culture have in common?
(TW: references to violence (including sexual violence) against women)
Hoyden About Town 