Feminism
Puritanism and protest: how handmaid fashion started a movement
Handmaid's Tale costume designer Ane Crabtree reflects of the legacy of her dystopic designs.
- by Mary Ward
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How strong women became big business
In publishing - an industry that generally wouldn't go near the f-word with a bargepole just a few years ago - female empowerment has become commercial gold.
- by Zoe Strimpel
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Allowing girls to wear pants at school isn't a radical step - it's a practical one
This isn’t just about being able to wear pants; it’s about having the freedom to choose. If a student feels uncomfortable in a dress, they shouldn’t be made to wear one. By offering a choice, girls can feel comfortable and confident in their own skin.
- by Grace Campbell
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Presidents Club dinner reveals fatal flaws in how we think about ethics
This is a textbook example of why "the greatest happiness for the greatest number" doesn’t satisfy. Surely a bit of slap and tickle is a small price to pay for helping hundreds of children escape poverty and cancer?
- by Nick Spencer
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Women of the world, stop trying to be likeable - be truthful instead
Screw it. Don’t worry about likeability. Character is crucial: but likeability is crippling. If we spend our hours, our days, tweaking our selves so we are deemed more “likeable”, all women will have less power in the world.
- by Julia Baird
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Coalition has a problem with women - and Peta Credlin wants to fix it
When Tony Abbott's former chief-of-staff called out the Liberal Party this week for treating women like a minority, some of her own colleagues raised their eyebrows. To many, her history makes her an unlikely feminist.
- by Jacqueline Maley
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#MeToo: Beware the brewing whiff of backlash
While the Minister for Women may help stifle the hate trolls by bringing social media firms in line, it won’t stop the seething hatred rooted in some men.
- by Virginia Haussegger
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Meet the woman who coined the term 'third wave feminism'
Rebecca Walker will be a guest panelist at the Opera House tomorrow. She talked to Fairfax Media about beauty and power.
- by Roqayah Chamseddine
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Barnaby Joyce affair shows how when men make abysmal choices, women pay the price
Women pay the consequences for men’s failures and weaknesses far more often than the reverse is true.
- by Jacqueline Maley
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Daily Life
The worst abuse of privilege in the Joyce case
The most egregious abuse was against Joyce’s wife.
- by Katherine Mansted
Angela Merkel
Davos 2018 is about empowering women. But Trump may have other plans.
This year's super-elite Davos forum is themed around empowering women. They also invited Donald Trump.
- by Nick Miller