Self-care is about all of us
5th July, 19Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen asks us to remember the roots of self-care, so we can use it as both a personal balm and a method of larger political resistance.
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Bleeding and Menopause
31st May, 19"...every single one of us who bleeds can imagine what it feels like to have someone shame us for that. Many of us have experienced that shame firsthand."
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Briony O’Keeffe is a feminist teacher
10th May, 19“It all started in 2013. My students were reading Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, and there’s only one woman in that book, who has no name and comes to a violent end."
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Why Periods are Both Personal and Political
10th May, 19"The day I got my period, I knew that something significant had changed about my place in the world. I was walking home from the bus stop, when I felt the alien sensation of my stomach cramping."
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Sexism in the stands
8th April, 19There are signs of change and a healthier masculinity amongst the ranks of AFLM, but does it go far enough?
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Choice Words: An Anthology on Abortion
4th March, 19New anthology, Choice Words, brings important abortion stories to the fore, featuring first-hand accounts, the voices of people working in the field, as well as the thoughts and questions that still swirl around it.
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My Unexpected Romance with Romance Novels
25th February, 19Jess explains the important relationship between love stories, feminism and consent.
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Overlooked and underutilised: African migrants in the Australian workforce
16th January, 19Smart, motivated, talented – and under employed. What will it take for the Australian workforce to start including African migrants? Writer and speaker Tina Kuek has plenty of ideas.
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Sex, Drugs and Family Violence: Navigating Christmas Lunch
4th December, 18Comedian and author Nelly Thomas shares her winning tips for keeping your cool when discussing the big topics over Xmas lunch with your [insert difficult relative]. Key holiday reading, even if Christmas isn't your bag.
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How The Bachelor has made me a better feminist
4th December, 18From shameful interest to proud obsession: how reality TV show The Bachelor made Jess Naylor more self aware, and a stronger feminist.
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