Sexism
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Teen climate activist subjected to sexist and racist abuse amid federal court climate case
Teenage climate crisis campaigner Anjali Sharma has revealed the torrent of sexist and racist abuse she has received while fronting…
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Confidence culture tells women to be more self-assured – but ignores the real problems
British Vogue enjoins women to boost their sexual confidence with slogans like “feel good in your body” and say goodbye…
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The fight for Sarah Baartman
It took a president’s lobbying and the fight of her people to finally lay her to rest. Anna Kelsey –…
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Lyn retired with little super and unable to pay the rent.
Lyn Bailey lived a comfortable life before her divorce, travelling overseas and even putting her four children through private school.…
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Myth of meritocracy casts Australia in a new light
New York Times journalist Isabel Wilkerson’s assessment of US culture is a devastating critique of the land of the free. Tim…
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‘A specific kind of racism’: Atlanta shootings fuel fears over anti-sex-work ideology
On Tuesday night, a 21-year-old man named Robert Aaron Long allegedly went on a deadly rampage at three Atlanta spas,…
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How men can be allies to women right now
All men, including those who are not perpetrating violence or abuse, have a responsibility to play a part in helping…
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Ireland’s Varadkar accuses Sinn Féin of defending homophobia, racism, sexism
DUBLIN — Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has accused the main opposition Sinn Féin party of defending homophobic, sexist…
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Vale Susan Ryan, pioneer Labor feminist who showed big, difficult policy changes can, and should, be made
In 1983, new Prime Minister Bob Hawke appointed Ryan Minister for Education and Youth Affairs and Minister Assisting the Prime…
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Susan Ryan, former minister, age discrimination commissioner, dies aged 77
Ms Ryan served as a minister in Bob Hawke’s Labor government, holding titles including special minister of state, minister for…
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Brett Sutton rose to cult status during the coronavirus pandemic.
Queensland’s chief health officer recently revealed she lives with permanent police protection, raising questions about her treatment compared to male…
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UN says 140 million girls are `missing’
The agency, known as UNFPA, also said that one-in-five marriages that take place today involves an underage girl and an…
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Warrior sisters, a secret agent, the world’s first author: 4 women from history you should know
Human history is brutal. Nneka McGuire The Lily The past brims with oppression, persecution and violence. But there are subtler…
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Coercive control is a key part of domestic violence.
The recent killing of Hannah Clarke and her three children by her estranged husband has raised national attention to the…
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Why do men kill their families? Here’s what the research says
Sadly, we know such acts of violence against women and their children are not isolated. On average, one woman is…
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Tradwives have been labelled ‘subservient’, but these women reject suggestions they’re oppressed
The self-described traditional wife, or tradwife for short, is part of an increasingly visible sect of women embracing — and…
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