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London Olympics 2012: “Sexy” women’s volleyball and basketball uniforms updated at last

By lauredhel on 2012-07-28 • ( 20 )

Some of you oldie Hoydens might remember my 2008 post on Australian Olympics uniforms, Women still the sex class in international elite sports. I thought I’d do a bit of an update on gender and our Aussie uniforms for the 2012 Olympics. And – how often does this happen? – things have actually changed for the better, at least in two sports!

Most notably, the regulations dictating that all women playing beach volleyball must wear teeny-tiny bikinis has changed. Female beach volleyball players will now have the choice of wearing shorts or bikini bottoms. This change ostensibly took place to enable the participation of more women from countries and cultures which restrict the amount of skin women may show, which is great; it also allows women from other cultures the opportunity to cover up a little more should they so desire.

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What the hell, Sweden?

By tigtog on 2012-07-06 • ( 6 )

Transphobic court tosses out rape charge because defendant’s intent ‘was to rape a woman’

Why I will go easy on the ‘save yourself’ rhetoric with my daughter

By hatbluemilk on 2012-06-04 • ( 12 )

Reading Clementine Ford’s piece in Daily Life on teenage sexuality something struck me about the young girls she was describing. The arrival of One Direction certainly took Australia by storm – mostly because nobody outside of the 12-17 year old… Read More ›

Tell me again how women are their own worst enemy

By hatbluemilk on 2012-06-02 • ( 2 )

Here at BBC News is that typical ‘women are their own worst enemy’ article. It is conveniently titled, “Are women their own worst enemy when it comes to the top job?” Research compiled by BBC News shows women are under-represented… Read More ›

Quick Hit – Warrior Princesses

By Mindy on 2012-04-27 • ( 4 )

Sure I’ll wear a ‘tiara’ what weapons does it have?

Today in Essentialist Claptrap

By tigtog on 2012-04-27 • ( 2 )

The footage showed the Duchess making happy faces at a baby and stroking ou’s head while ou was being held by the father, while the Duke was shown holding a baby and chatting with onlookers, yet the commentary was about how “Kate” was showing her natural motherly side. Which one of them was actually shown as being relaxed and comfortable holding a baby again?

10 rules for women blogging about their relationship woes

By hatbluemilk on 2012-04-07 • ( 4 )

Before beginning your rant, and it will be a rant because you’re a woman writing this, always start that post with an apologetic, introductory paragraph about how truly nice your partner is and how he (and he will be a… Read More ›

Quick Hit: Splitting the Bill

By Mindy on 2012-04-04 • ( 9 )

What one man’s refusal to listen when she asks to pay for her meal tells a woman on a first date.

There is a difference between sexualising and sexuality

By hatbluemilk on 2012-03-02 • ( 2 )

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 ›

Living as a feminist

By hatbluemilk on 2012-02-22 • ( 1 )

When Rachel Cusk wrote about motherhood in A Life’s Work: On Becoming a Mother, I felt heard. It wasn’t my story, exactly, but it was closer to my story of the early days of motherhood than others were writing. This… Read More ›