OPINION
Ignorance is still rife about domestic violence
Anne Summers How I wish Rosie Batty had been on the Q&A; panel on Monday.
The 60 Minutes abduction case is compelling, but don't forget the kids
Jacqueline Maley Two desperate mothers have made the news recently, but our reactions to their cases couldn't be more different.
60 Minutes
The role of white privilege in the 60 Minutes kidnapping saga
Ruby Hamad What made these journalists think they could do this, and get away with it? Ruby Hamad thinks western entitlement played a part.
Violence against women
Busting the myths about what drives violence against women
Mary Barry These myths and misconceptions can cause people to excuse men's violent behaviour.
I wrote me a letter
Wendy Squires 12:00 AM An older and wiser Wendy Squires looks back with some life lessons.
Dennis Jensen
Dennis Jensen's terrible 'erotic' war novel is actually a fine example of rape culture
Jenny Noyes The writing (which you can purchase for $6.51 on Amazon) is laughable, but what's not funny is how this MP has written rape into what he seems to think is a sex scene.
Internet trolls
The horrifying new harassment tactic ruining careers
Caitlin Dewey Online harassers have learned they can cause far more damage with a more methodical approach.
Sex work
We need a less polarising debate about sex work laws
Jane Gilmore Sex work has always been a divisive issue, but women are not made safer by putting ideology over nuance.
Domestic violence leave
It’s time to take domestic violence leave seriously as a workplace right
Jenny Noyes Workforces pushing for domestic violence leave deserve support, not contempt, writes Jenny Noyes.
Gender politics
'I identify as neither man nor woman'
Jonno Revanche Identifying as non-binary is not the same as gender fluid or transgender.
Clem Bastow
Why I live for cold weather
Clem Bastow "For god's sake, would someone let me open the window on the tram? It's boiling in here," writes Clem Bastow.
Script diversity
What the dialogue of 2000 Hollywood films tells us
Clementine Ford At last we have some empirical data around what has been staggeringly obvious for decades, writes Clem Ford.
Online trolls
The troll armies that attack politicians
David Shoebridge MLC "Is social media response a fair barometer of community sentiment? Of course not," writes Greens member David Shoebridge MLC.
Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to understanding sexuality
Julia Baird Gosh, we're an ignorant lot. And one thing we seem to be particularly ignorant about is transgender, and the revolutionary significance of the enormous strides we have made in our understanding and expression of sexuality, gender and identity. Which makes a lot of people very angry.
Great expectations and harsh reality: Australia's gender equality progress
Judith Ireland When Julie McKay was appointed executive director of UN Women Australia, she was 23 and brimming with optimism.
Right to choose
No, Hillary, you cannot be a feminist and 'pro-life'
Ruby Hamad Feminism is a broad church, one in which we disagree on many issues. But this is one thing on which we must agree, writes Ruby Hamad.
Internet trolls
Being blocked is not the same as being censored
Clementine Ford "Having the freedom to say what you like does not mean you have the right to be heard."
Family violence
Is Victoria's promise to deliver on domestic violence a pipe dream?
Jane Gilmore The more Jane Gilmore looks at the RCFV's 227 recommendations, the less she is able to comprehend how Daniel Andrews will pull them all off.
Night owls
Does modern society discriminate against late sleepers?
Clem Bastow "Late-sleepers have copped it for centuries as their sleeping habits have been dismissed as little more than laziness. But now they've got science in their corner," writes Clem Bastow.
The ignorance card
Not 'getting it' is no longer an excuse for sexism
Kasey Edwards By indulging in this excuse, we're not only continuing to normalise sexism - we're effectively silencing anyone who dares to call it out.
Celeste Liddle
Royal Commission: What needs to be done to reduce family violence rates in Indigenous communities
Celeste Liddle "There is so much work that needs to be done if we wish Aboriginal victims of family and domestic violence to come forward," writes Celeste Liddle.
Why Donald Trump has done the women of the world a favour
Jacqueline Maley Donald Trump's run at the presidential nomination has been one giant, ego-saturated piece of performance art. It's the kind of deeply experimental stuff you wish you hadn't paid to see but now you're here, well, it's so hard to look away, isn't it?
Dom Knight
In defence of procrastination
Dom Knight "There's a benefit to putting off until tomorrow what you can achieve today," writes Dom Knight.
Your shout, Mum!
Jacinta Tynan The shout may have replaced the slap but yelling at the kids isn't the answer for anyone, says Jacinta Tynan.
Safe Schools
I thought I was a virgin. I wasn’t. This is why we need Safe Schools.
Matilda Douglas-Henry I started dating girls when I was 13 and I have two gay mums. This is why I would have benefited from Safe Schools.
Remembering Srebrenica
What the Srebrenica Massacre verdict reminds us about religion's role in terrorism
Ruby Hamad So accustomed are we to seeing today's conflicts framed as the West versus Islam, we easily overlook the real nature of war and terror, writes Ruby Hamad.
EgyptAir terror
He might not technically be a terrorist, but can we stop calling the EgyptAir hijacker a 'lovesick Romeo'?
Jenny Noyes Hijacking a passenger plane in a bid to force your estranged partner to meet you is not romantic, not a joke, and arguably still a form of terrorism.
Reporting violence
Media must rise to the challenge of reporting domestic violence
Jess Hill Until very recently, domestic violence was known to journalists as a 'non-story'. Now it's very much a story, education is needed to help reporters get it right.
Trump's weakness with women
Josephine Tovey It's perhaps not surprising that a former owner of three beauty pageants, Donald Trump, has helped turn his party's campaign into a shallow "Mrs America" pageant between potential First Ladies.
Clem Bastow
What Tracey Emin's marriage to a rock says about our search for love
Clem Bastow Despite the predictably dismissive tabloid reaction to her "wacky stunt", Clem Bastow finds something profound in the UK artist's latest announcement.
Latham for Trump
Mark Latham endorses Donald Trump, approximately zero people are surprised
Jenny Noyes Donald Trump is basically America's Mark Latham reverse-engineered and with several tonnes more money.
Why we need to hear more DV survivors' stories
Clementine Ford We need to hear more stories like footballer Jimmy Bartel's, which shows how complex and multifaceted family violence actually is.
Handbag dilemma compounds as roles get weightier
Annabel Crabb Like our brains, women's bags have to do 10 things at once. And that's tiring enough, even before tax.
Benjamin Law
Benjamin Law: A friendly reminder that blackface is not OK
Benjamin Law It seems that whenever a blackface controversy rears its head, no one seems to be saying the obvious: that Australia has a racist history of blackface.
Andrews' actions speak louder than Turnbull's words
Farrah Tomazin Victoria's premier is carving out a niche as a progressive leader for the whole nation, writes Farrah Tomazin
Twitter rant exposes political currency of hatred
Julia Baird A ludicrous tweet about Muslims exposes ignorant thinking, but also provoked some delicious responses.
Australian laws are failing working women
Anika Wells Enough with the union bashing and the rehashed debate – Australia's working women need leadership from our major parties to improve workplaces and allow them to successfully juggle motherhood and careers.
Now hear this
Stephanie Dowrick It takes courage, but women have a right – and a responsibility – to speak out.
Male feminists
Men, here's what to do before you declare yourself a 'feminist'
Andrew P Street You like and respect women. You recognise male privilege is a thing. Your hackles and ire are legitimately raised by structural inequalities you see facing women every day. So are you a feminist?
Why jail time alone won't stop female genital mutilation
Ruby Hamad To put an end to this ugly crime, we need to understand the context in which it occurs.
Bullies don't deserve Safe Schools exceptions
Julie Szego The Turnbull government gives succour to the notion that LGBTI children are the problem, not the school environment.
Why gutting the Safe Schools program is bad for all of us
Clementine Ford If we had evidence telling us half of all footballers had attempted suicide, won't politicians be searching for community solutions?
#Mindfulness
Ten easy, free, completely serious ways to achieve mindfulness
Dom Knight Forget hippie meditation classes and hipster colouring-in books, Dom Knight has some better suggestions.
Women don't exist so men can earn kudos among other bros
Clementine Ford There are frustratingly far too many people still who want to protect men like Jonuzi from the consequences of their actions
Ruby Hamad
The grief of returning to Lebanon in the wake of Syria's civil war
Ruby Hamad "I have returned to Lebanon for the first time since my family fled the civil war in 1977 to meet people trapped in a predicament that could just as well have been my own," writes Ruby Hamad.
This is how most people expect female rape victims to act
Jenna Price New research shows women are expected to behave a certain way during and after the assault in order to be believed.
What the US media can learn from Sarah Ferguson
Josephine Tovey Desperate for ratings, the US cable channels don't challenge politicians' inflammatory remarks, encouraging more of the same.
#RadicalSelfLove
Sorry, #RadicalSelfLove probably won't change your life
Clem Bastow There's more to overcoming depression than just "writing down compliments", writes Clem Bastow.
Dear Facebook, Aboriginal women practicing culture aren't offensive
Clementine Ford Celeste Liddle isn't the only woman who's been targeted for bans by Facebook for supposed "guideline violations" while trolls are given free rein.
Male feminists
Why I'm wary of men who call themselves feminists
Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen Too many 'feminist' men appear to see the movement as a game in which women still perform to their gaze, writes Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen.
Jenna Price
What do we do now that suicide rates among young women are on the rise?
Jenna Price "Is it still worth asking people if they are ok, if there are no solid services to support them?," writes Jenna Price.
Why Safe Schools program must be kept
Farrah Tomazin Farrah Tomazin explains why keeping the Safe Schools program is a no-brainer.
Feminists should speak up about Credlin, and the creeps should close their mouths
Jacqueline Maley The publication this week of claims about Peta Credlin's alleged sexual hold on Tony Abbott has put both feminists and conservatives in a thoroughly confusing position.
Tweet creep
Tara Moss Yes, online abuse is rampant, but that doesn't make it normal - or unassailable, says Tara Moss.
How the 'meritocracy myth' is used to keep women away from power
Clementine Ford Why the 'merit' argument is a convenient retort to anyone who tries to point out the workings of the deeply flawed systems we live in.
Is accepting abuse just part of joining Twitter?
Tara Moss Online abuse is rampant, but that doesn’t make it normal, says Tara Moss.
Protest too much!
Benjamin Law I love everything about protests: the chants, the placards, the interesting body odours.
All About Women
Why do so few men turn up to hear women speak?
Ruby Hamad Ruby Hamad chaired two sessions at Sydney Opera House's 'All About Women' festival on Sunday, and she was dismayed by the absence of men the crowd.
Q&A;
We don't need Alan Jones to call himself a 'feminist', thanks
Jenny Noyes On last night's Q&A;, Alan Jones and Michaelia Cash were told they are 'feminists' even if they don't believe in the movement. But what's the point of having words if they mean literally nothing?
How do we change the 'mates over merit' culture in media?
Jenna Price In the media, female journalists largely do 'women's work'; and we get women's rewards.
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