Commentary

#CountingDeadWomen in the #FacesofProstitution

The #FacesofProstitution hashtag sprung up in response to a post republished on an Australian news website/online women’s mag, Mamamia. It’s a site which pushes a lot of talk about being really supportive…

The problem is the media, not false rape allegations

When I was in journalism school I was told, not just to find the story, but a compelling narrator to tell that story. We were to personalize issues so that, I suppose,…

Lessons from Brazil: Getting naked doesn’t help women

In Brazil, Carnaval has just wrapped up for another year. I was in the country for the month of Carnaval, mostly because it’s my partner’s homeland. But even with Carnaval in full…

On being a feminist killjoy

This speech was made by Dr. Meagan Tyler on March 25, 2015, in Melbourne, Australia at the launch of Freedom Fallacy: The Limits of Liberal Feminism. “I’m a feminist, not the fun…

Of course men want children more than women do

Women. They all just can’t wait for a man to “put a ring on it” and commit to starting a family. But men… Men have such a hard time letting go of…

Good feminist, bad feminist… Is it really about you?

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…