So we wonder why, as we try to make sense of this Why is it always men who resort to the gun, the sword and the fist Why does gunman sound so familiar while gunwoman doesn’t quite ring trueRead more…
I wasn’t a victim of domestic violence – my mother was
**Trigger warning – graphic descriptions of domestic violence** Covered in blood that poured down from her forehead to her breasts, pulsating from her nose to her chin. The tears of terror and pain washed out the thick, sticky, deep-red dripsRead more…
This is Not a Wife Beater – Challenging violence against women
Alisa Draskovic is the woman behind the This Is Not a Wife Beater (NAWB) campaign, a ‘Canberra-based, not-for-profit campaign that challenges language, attitudes, stereotypes and behaviours that minimise and condone intimate partner and family violence’. I caught up with AlisaRead more…
Friends like these: how can men be better feminists?
There is a disconnect that exists in many men between an intellectual or ideological understanding (or non-understanding) of the need for gender equality, and an understanding of the lived experience of women in the current, unequal society. The latter isRead more…