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Have women been fighting for the wrong things all along?

Have women been fighting for the wrong things all along?

The small increases of women in positions of power are carefully allocated to those who accept the status quo as they compete with men on their terms and values.

  • by Eva Cox

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If Arndt knows what chivalry is, she'll relinquish her Order of Australia
Opinion
Australia Day

If Arndt knows what chivalry is, she'll relinquish her Order of Australia

Bettina Arndt's Order of Australia is under formal review. If she really wants us to believe she is for equality of both genders, she should hand it back.

  • by Wendy Tuohy
Victims of domestic violence need legal representation of their own
Opinion
Crime

Victims of domestic violence need legal representation of their own

The tragic events in Brisbane resulting in the deaths of Hannah Baxter and her three young children has, again, shone light on the shocking extent and nature of violence against women and children in Australia.

  • by Mary Iliadis
For seven years, Amber lived in Australia's feminist utopia
Feminism

For seven years, Amber lived in Australia's feminist utopia

Amazon Acres, also known as The Mountain, was a 400-hectare, women's-only commune in northern NSW.

  • by Mary Ward
It's not just Harvey Weinstein on trial, but #MeToo itself
Opinion
MeToo movement

It's not just Harvey Weinstein on trial, but #MeToo itself

If it's too soon to call this the trial of the decade, there's no doubt that this is larger not just than one man, but the 80-plus women who have accused the Hollywood producer of everything from sexual harassment to assault over the past two years.

  • by Celia Walden