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Sociology
Sobering thoughts on the eve of International Women’s Day
Sobering thoughts on the eve of International Women’s Day. Trigger warning for descriptions of violence against women and children.
Sunday Poet: Sarah Jones
Image: not so long ago, Sarah Jones performed at the White House for Women’s History Month after receiving an invitation from First Lady Michelle Obama and here is a picture from that occasion. Sarah Jones is a Tony Award winning… Read More ›
The 46th Down Under Feminists Carnival is up!
All the details on the latest edition, and how to submit to the next one!
I get very confused about being a feminazi sometimes
Do I have too much sex with men or am I a man-hater? (Thanks to Jane for the has-to-be-read-to-be-believed link, and this is cross-posted at blue milk).
There is a difference between sexualising and sexuality
In short: sexualization is performance; it’s all about being desirable to others. Sexuality is understanding and connecting to your own desire. At the reading, Orenstein shared this passage from Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Let me be clear here: I object–… Read More ›
Redheads For Orangutans – Jungle VIP Auction
A bunch of ginger celebrities have donated stuff for the Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS) to auction on E Bay from March 1st to 11th.
IWD Event: Dame Carol Kidu to give the 2012 Pamela Denoon lecture
For Hoydens within travelling distance of Canberra, this year’s Pamela Denoon lecture will be given on International Women’s Day (Thursday 8 March), at the ANU, on on “Sex, Women and the 21st Century in Papua New Guinea”.
The rise of fetal personhood notions in WA politics
Things are not looking great in Western Australia for the rights of pregnant people at the moment. Yesterday we had this: Unborn babies given recognition in new laws Causing the death of an unborn child will be viewed similar to… Read More ›
What do I want from #respill today? Another hung parliament, please
For the last two decades of Federal and State elections, I have been voting strategically for a hung parliament (in both Houses) every time. In 2010, enough of my fellow citizens did the same that a hung Federal parliament was finally what we got.
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