Jennifer Gough is a Health Promotions Officer at the Women’s Centre for Health Matters, and Project Manager for Women With Disabilities ACT. Through her work, Jennifer promotes the health and wellbeing of women in Canberra, and advocates for better healthRead more…
Unsafe
I first started to feel unsafe outside of my home when I was eight years old. Every day after primary school, which was only a five minute stroll from my childhood home, I would walk to the end of theRead more…
Skate onwards, skate upwards – Girls Skate Australia
Girls Skate Australia (GSA) is a female skateboarding community that raises the profile of girl skaters, connects skaters across the country, and makes sure that women have a voice in the scene. I chatted to founder of GSA, Esther GodoyRead more…
Girls to the front – women, music and the patriarchy
It is incredibly evident that patriarchy is alive and well in the music industry, as it is in our society and culture in general. Just flick the television onto any music channel on a Monday morning and see the abundanceRead more…
Women in the Attic, X-Men, and the ‘C Word’
It’s been a very long time since I was forced to read Jane Eyre. My family and I were driving through central Australia, travelling through the vast red dirt. Even in that sweaty, decidedly ungothic car, the spectre of BerthaRead more…