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#ItsOver: Playing ban by Women's World Cup champions rocks Spain

Dick Nichols — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 20:30:00 +1000

The #ItsOver (#SeAcabó) movement has erupted in Spain to demand the resignation of national football chief Luis Rubiales, over his sexist behaviour following the Spanish women's team's World Cup victory, reports Dick Nichols.

‘Barbie’ and why we still need feminism

Christine Hepsie — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 13:15:00 +1000

The brilliance of Barbie is its confrontation of patriarchy and power, writes Christine Hepsie.

Rally calls for justice for sexual assault survivors

Jim McIlroy — Thu, 13 May 2021 12:00:00 +1000

More than 100 people gathered to demand an end to sexism and for justice for survivors, reports Jim McIlroy.

Economic equality key to ending sexism and gendered violence

Chloe de Silva — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 16:45:00 +1000

Systemic sexism and harassment at work is made easier because of the material inequalities women face, including the gender pay gap, write Chloe de Silva and Mary Merkenich.

End the deep-seated, dangerous sexist man-bonding in federal parliament

Alison Pennington — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 16:30:00 +1100

Reporting a male Coalition staffer's bad behaviour as “lewd” downplays the systematic nature of sexism and misogyny, argues Alison Pennington.

Sexism, misogyny and workplace rights

Mary Merkenich — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 13:30:00 +1100

Mary Merkenich writes that the long-standing sexist practice of covering up bad behaviour enables it to continue.

Sydney’s colonisers set basis for gendered wage

Markela Panegyres — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:45:00 +1100

Markela Panegyres uncovers some of the history of the Hyde Park Barracks, a former convict dormitory and Female Immigration Depot.

After Mueller: Trump’s presidency a product of US capitalism

Barry Sheppard — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 11:45:00 +1100

The most important finding of the long Mueller investigation into United States President Donald Trump — that there was no collusion with the Russians to fix the 2016 US election so that Trump would win — came as a shock to most liberals, progressives and even many socialists.

Reclaim the Night rallies take the streets

Kerry Smith — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 10:45:00 +1100

Reclaim the Night marches were held around Australia to demand an end to violence against women.

How safe is the family?

Sue Reilly — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 11:15:00 +1000

The five-year Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, which presented its findings last year, opened up a greater understanding of the problems in religious and community institutions’ dealings with children.

End the system that fosters misogyny

Susan Price — Sat, 20 May 2017 10:00:00 +1000

For millennia, women have had to contend with the ideology that because of their biology, women’s second class status is part of some “natural order”. This has been perpetuated by the state, the church, the family, and reflected in laws and through education.

But this is bullshit. Throughout many millennia of human history, women occupied a status at least equal to men’s. The problem is that you won’t hear about this reality in school, you won’t see it reflected in the media or in film.

Yeah Nah the Boys

Mia Sanders — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 11:00:00 +1100

In a continuation of the rancid rape culture spewing from Australian university and high school campuses, a national grouping of young men identified with the Facebook page “Yeah the Boys”, which boasts half a million likes, is spitting chunks onto social media.

The page is receiving attention now because members of the group scheduled a “male-only” meet-up at Sydney's Coogee Beach. While the anonymous ‘Yeah the Boys’ page admins sought to distance themselves from the event, within hours thousands of the page’s followers had jumped behind it.

'Boys will be boys' mantra risks girls' safety

Mia Sanders — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:00:00 +1000

“It was just a group of boys having fun”. This comment might evoke thoughts of boys splashing around in a swimming pool, skateboarding on the road or tagging a brick wall.

Geelong stands up to mayor's sexism

Sarah Hathway — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 11:00:00 +1100

A rally was held in Geelong on October 12 to protest mayor Darryn Lyons’ sexism. Lyons was photographed at a local Octoberfest event on October 10 wearing a t-shirt featuring an image of a naked Madonna hitchhiking, taken from her 1992 book Sex, paired with the caption “Gas, grass or ass, no one rides for free”. Fellow Geelong councillor Jan Farrell was the first to speak out about the photos. She posted on her Facebook page: “This is what passes for leadership at Geelong. As a woman who lives and works in Geelong I am beyond offended at [Lyons’] ongoing disrespect for women.”

Women's bodies worth $, but not respect

Mia Sanders — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 11:00:00 +1100

A survey of 604 Australian youths undertaken by Our Watch has come up with some dismaying findings about their attitudes towards sex and consent. Of those polled, one in four said it is normal for men to pressure women into sex, and 60% said it was “up to the girl to make it very clear if she does not want to have sex”. Thirty seven per cent reported that it was hard to respect a female when she was drunk and 27% said it was hard to respect a woman in revealing clothing.

Students demand an end to misogyny at Sydney University

Mia Sanders — Thu, 26 May 2016 10:00:00 +1000

Students gathered outside the Wesley College gate at the University of Sydney on May 16, with their mouths taped shut, demanding the names of the editors of the 2014 Wesley Journal, which included a page called the “Rackweb”. The “Rackweb” featured in the journal as a spider diagram of intercollegiate campus “hookups”, complete with the full names of students who had reportedly had sex with other students, and referred to women named in it as “Biggest Pornstar” or “Best Ass”.

Say no to sexist language in public discourse

Kate Galloway — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 10:00:00 +1000

In the week that brought to light television personality Eddie McGuire's “banter” about sports journalist Caroline Wilson, the voters of Leichhardt, covering an area stretching from Cairns to Cape York and the Torres Strait, have been treated to campaign signs depicting a witch.

Law student kills off Facebook page ranking Melbourne University students

Kathy Fairfax — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 10:00:00 +1000

A Facebook page that rated the appearance of students at Melbourne University has been taken down, four days after the launch of a petition calling for its removal. The 'Hotties of Melbourne Uni' page had been active on Facebook for years. It featured photos of Melbourne University students posted without their consent. Law student Laura Blandthorn launched a change.org petition claiming that: "The Hotties of Melbourne University" Facebook page perpetuates rape culture, sexism and disrespect." The petition received more than 23,000 signatures.

What's behind those sexist texts?

Pip Hinman — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 11:00:00 +1100

The most recent examples of sexism by two Coalition front bench MPs reminds us that sexism and misogyny is alive and thriving 32 years after the landmark law that made such discrimination a crime. From the outrageous sexist attacks on former PM Julia Gillard — largely from the same Coalition MPs — to MP Peter Dutton's “mad fucking witch” (MFW) text, the view that women are second-class citizens and sexual objects — and can be treated as such — remains strong especially among those with the means to shape public opinion.

Wicked Campers vans could be deregistered

Kathy Fairfax — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 10:00:00 +1000

Queensland Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath has announced plans to introduce legislation holding commercial vehicle registration holders to determinations by the Advertising Standards Bureau (ASB). This would mean the registration of any commercial vehicle with slogans deemed to be offensive or that otherwise failed to comply with the ASB's standards, such as those on Wicked Campers vans, could be cancelled.

Carlo's Corner: I must be really tough to have avoided drunken violence

Carlo Sands — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 11:00:00 +1100

I am clearly a pretty tough guy. I mean I must be, seeing as I've been going out and getting drunk quite frequently in Sydney for years now and have never once been assaulted.

Australia shuts down sexist ‘pick up artist’

mel_b — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 11:00:00 +1100

Protesters successfully stopped self-described “pick up artist” Julien Blanc from giving his planned seminar on October 6 on how to manipulate and sexually assault women.

Mark Dapin's Vietnam War novel — cynical, emotionally wounded males run amok

Barry Healy — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 10:00:00 +1000

R&R: A Novel By Mark Dapin Viking, 2015, 287 pp, $32.99 Mark Dapin is a rising star of Australian writing, having first made his mark as a journalist with a string of newspapers. He is a knock-about sort of working-class bloke, who brushed up against the British socialist movement before migrating, a bit of a boxer as well as a writer. Interviewing the light welterweight world champion Kostya Tszyu for the Sydney Morning Herald, Dapin famously persuaded Tszyu to let him spar with him in the ring. Tszyu didn’t muck about, breaking three of Dapin’s ribs.

Feminism in the age of neoliberalism

Myjenta Winter — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 11:00:00 +1100

International Women’s Day (IWD) — originally called International Working Women’s Day — was first proposed in 1910 as an initiative of the socialist women’s movement. The following year, on March 19, 1911, IWD was marked for the first time, by over a million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland.

How to get active

Kathy Fairfax — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:00:00 +1000

ADELAIDE Forum: Making solar thermal happen Wednesday August 5, 6pm Come to an interactive discussion about next steps for the campaign. Entry by donation. Hosted by Repower Port Augsuta Alliance and CLEAN SA. Allan Scott Auditorium (H2-16), Hawke Building, City West Campus, University of South Australia. Visit repowerportaugusta.org BENDIGO Forum: Tariq Ali: Why is democracy under siege and what can be done to restore it? Saturday August 8, 7.30pm This is part of the Bendigo Writers Festival. For bookings visit bendigowritersfestival.com.au.

Mamamia, maybe don't try cloaking Rebel Wilson click bait in moral garb

Carlo Sands — Fri, 22 May 2015 10:00:00 +1000

Who the hell cares how old Rebel Wilson is? In recent days, online media began running strange stories — the exact relevance of which was unclear to anything but these site's Google analytics — claiming that Australian comic and actor Rebel Wilson was really in her mid-30s, not 29 as officially claimed.

Perth rally against sexual assault

Kamala Emanuel — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 11:00:00 +1100

About 150 people walked through Perth on November 16 to call for an end to blaming victims of sexual assault, in the city's third annual SlutWalk. Initiated in response to comments made by a Canadian police officer that women should avoid looking like sluts if they don't want to be raped, SlutWalk continues to attract global support.

Why Chevron is asking women intrusive questions

Pat Brewer — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 11:00:00 +1100

Just what questions can you be asked when you apply for a job? According to an article in the Sydney Morning Herald on October 12, global energy company Chevron asks some intrusive reproductive health questions of women applicants in its recruitment process. Questions include whether an applicant has been sterilised, their pregnancy history, how many abortions and stillbirths they have had, the number of “normal” children they have and any birth defects their children may have.

Carlo's Corner: Redfoo's sexism literally isn't new -- but the opposition is

Carlo Sands — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 11:00:00 +1100

I still recall the sickening nausea I felt in the aftermath of media reports that X Factor judge and alleged musician Redfoo had been glassed in a Double Bay hotel in August. It wasn't caused by accounts of the pub violence, but washed over me when, never having heard of the guy, I foolishly decided to find out.

Unnatural sexist oppression can be beaten

Mel Barnes — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:00:00 +1100

A debate about sexism erupted when female prime minister Julia Gillard attacked the opposition leader in Australian parliament for his misogynist attitudes.