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• The 56th Down Under Feminists Carnival is up!

  By Chally on 2013-01-05

  

  All the details on the latest edition, and how to submit to the next one!

• It’s almost as though there’s a causal link here…

  By Beppie on 2013-01-05 • ( 25 )

  

  The gender pay gap has doubled over the last year — with women, as usual, coming off worst. Meanwhile in NSW for the first time girls have outperformed boys in maths as well as every other HSC subject. Despite the hand-wringing about how and why our education system is failing our boys I would suggest that our boys aren’t being failed at all. I would hypothesise, quite simply, that boys don’t work as hard at their schoolwork because they don’t have to.

• Otterday! And Open Thread

  By lauredhel on 2013-01-05 • ( 23 )

  Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get off your chest? Books? News stories? What have you created lately? Commiserations, felicitations, temptations, contemplations, speculations?

• Australian Women Writers Challenge 2013

  By Mindy on 2013-01-04

  

  #aww2013 The Australian Women Writers Challenge is on again!

• Friday Hoyden Quicklink: Beate Sirota Gordon

  By Anna on 2013-01-04

  

  I had never heard of Beate Sirota Gordon until I saw this piece on Shakesville saying she died earlier this week. One of those people who make me wonder what I’ve been doing with my time, and why I haven’t… Read More ›

• Whimsy: Baby Leopard Edition

  By tigtog on 2013-01-03 • ( 7 )

  

  Sometimes we all need to see teh awesome. Please share anything that has recently surprised, delighted, intrigued or otherwise positively engaged you!

• Cultural diversity vs feminism

  By shonias on 2013-01-02 • ( 3 )

  

  [Cross posted at Ariane’s Little World] The global coverage of the horrific death of a woman from Delhi has certainly shone the light on the difficulties of navigating universal women’s rights in a world where cultures are not all the… Read More ›

• Challenge to Federal Families Minister Jenny Macklin: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

  By megpie71 on 2013-01-02 • ( 39 )

  

  According to this article on the ABC, our Federal Families minister, Jenny Macklin reckons she could live on the dole. The dole is currently about $35 per day. Now, normally when someone in a position of privilege or power says… Read More ›

• “Most of our choices, as women, are looked upon with scorn”

  By tigtog on 2013-01-01 • ( 1 )

  

  Society sets us up to judge the choices of others, creating “wars” and “catfights” rather than encouraging us to press for change.

• Ninjaed! Links debunking the pseudoscience of alpha status and social dominance

  By tigtog on 2012-12-31 • ( 11 )

  

  Social hierarchies exist, but the idea that status is clear-cut, obvious and carries across all social interactions in a social grouping is a myth.

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