On how feminism has been reduced to questions of lipstick, heels and aprons

  Are you a good feminist? Bad feminist? Is it really about you? Laura McNally Today the downturn of women’s rights is smacking us upside the face. Femicide is reaching such epidemic proportions that nations like Brazil are introducing special legislation against it. Australia’s rate of sexual violence has jumped 20% in a year, statistics […]

‘The writing project gave me a voice’: support women writers in Afghanistan

Do something good for Christmas. Support Sharni Montgomery’s campaign for Afghani women Australian woman Sharni Montgomery is giving her all to help women writers in Afghanistan, through a fund-raising run next month to raise money for the Afghan Women’s Writing Project. Sharni , who describes herself  as living with a cowboy and her son in […]