We asked well-read feminist Mel Fulton — host of Triple RRR's book show, Literati Glitterati — to share her hot tips for engrossing summer reads by women and gender diverse writers. From epic family sagas to witty and reflective personal essays, here's Mel's top recommended reads.
6th December, 23 Read more
From Taylor Swift's Eras tour to Greta Gerwig's blockbuster Barbie film, 2023 has sparked a new celebration of girlhood. Contrasted with social media trends like "Girl Dinner" and "Girlsplaining" it raises questions about empowerment versus the reinforcement of harmful stereotypes.
6th December, 23 Read more
This year, the Sydney Peace Prize was awarded to Nazanin Boniadi, an Iranian-American actress and human rights activist. Iranian-Australian journalist and writer, Shokoofeh Azar, reflects on what this nomination means for women's rights and why we should all be paying attention.
16th November, 23 Read more
Author and artist Madison Griffiths has just released her debut novel, Tissue. In this book, she explores the topic of abortion, a procedure that is common yet vilified, championed yet sometimes grieved.
5th July, 23 Read more
Catch up on a conversation between renowned Indigenous leader Thomas Mayo and journalist Kerry O’Brien, hosted by the Readings Foundation at the Church of All Nations on 25 May 2023.
8th June, 23 Read more
Prof. Fiona Stanley, renowned epidemiologist and former Australian of the Year, is on a mission in 2023 to ensure the referendum for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament gets over the line. Here's why.
11th May, 23 Read more
Combining in-depth investigative skills with her own lived experience and that of hundreds of others, Oderberg charts a course to improve the system and change the lives of anyone directly or indirectly touched by early pregnancy loss, with practical and generous advice and suggestions along the way.
11th April, 23 Read more
To mark International Women’s Day 2023, we spoke with feminist thinkers and makers Alice Pung OAM, Zoya Patel, Madison Griffiths, and Jane Caro about the best bit of advice they’ve come to know over the years and the impact this pearl of wisdom has had on them. Take a look: Alice Pung OAM Award winning author “Always make sure you have a paying job, and always save your money.” My mother began her working life at thirteen. She worked in a plastic bag factory in Cambodia. Once, the plastic bag slicing machine hacked off a...
7th March, 23 Read more
In a time where we are reckoning with climate change, and Roe v Wade has been overturned, women are being silenced in Afghanistan and human rights violations are happening all over the world — never before has it been more important to make sure female voices are heard loud and clear.
1st March, 23 Read more
Rosalind, a woman in her mid 80s, wrote to the Victorian Women's Trust recently. She had just finished reading our 2019 publication About Bloody Time: the Menstrual Revolution We Have to Have and said that she finally felt bold enough to share her own story, and the attitudes towards menstruation she had observed over the decades. In particular, Rosalind wanted to break down the silence and stigma surrounding menopause. The timing of Rosalind's letter was uncanny, as the documentary film, Giving Voice to Menopause (produced by She Listens) was about to...
10th November, 22 Read more