A new weekly segment dedicated to all things womankind - celebrating our triumphs, recapping the news and having a serious conversation about violence and inequality. ROSIE BATTY AND JOHN SETKA Another week, another white male accusing the feminist movement of harming men's rights. It is alleged that Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union leader John …
Beneath The Headlines: Australia’s Violence Epidemic and #MeToo
Another week, another headline. This time, a 24-year-old woman. She was walking her dog on a nearby beach in Cairns when she was attacked and murdered. Her body was found the next morning, naked in the dunes. There is no confirmed cause of death. Toyah Cordingley has become another casualty, another statistic in Australia’s growing …
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Eggshell Skull: Breaking Down Barriers Beyond Reasonable Doubt
In the era of #MeToo, Bri Lee’s Eggshell Skull provides a compelling, sometimes bleak, but much-needed insight into the realities of sexual assault survivors and the complex, and often unjust, processes they are faced with when reporting their perpetrators.
