Moving consistently ranks as one of the most stressful life events a person can endure. Last summer, I moved. It triggered a series of events that resulted in some of the most impassioned and public conversations I have ever had.Read more…
The unsung hero of gender equality
It’s an iconic feminist image—a group of women attending the 1968 Miss America pageant slip off their bras and burn them to protest the patriarchy. Yet it never happened. The ‘bra-burning’ feminist is a myth. In fact, bras—specifically sports bras—couldRead more…
Roller Derby: Hip checking gender stereotypes
The terms ‘contact sport’ and ‘women’ might not often be associated with one another in popular culture or the public consciousness. However, roller derby is a contact sport played predominantly by women that has rapidly increased in popularity and flipsRead more…
Interview with Madeline Price, Director of the One Woman Project
Madeline Price is a social change advocate and the Director and Founder of the One Woman Project. She was shortlisted as a finalist for the Queensland Young Australian of the Year Award in 2015, and has received a number ofRead more…
In defense of gender quotas
‘In the long run, won’t our community be a stronger, better-balanced and more intelligent community when the last artificial disabilities imposed upon women by centuries of custom have been removed?’ – Robert Menzies’ ‘Women in War’ broadcast, 1942. ~ OftenRead more…