Today is the International Day to End Violence Against Women. The Taliban’s regime of gender apartheidcontinues to stifle women’s rights and voices. The Australian Government has removed human...
Category: International
Yearning for peace and reconciliation
This opinion piece was first published by the Australian Financial Review and is reposted here with permission. Read the original here. As a Jewish Australian, whose professional and personal life...
Women call out military emissions reporting
A recent online conversation hosted by the Women's Climate Congress (WCC) and attended by more than 100 women from many different countries revealed one of the most disturbing issues we face in the...
Helping Afghan women’s rights defenders fleeing the Taliban
Two years ago the last Australian flights departed Kabul International Airport. The photos of the first planes flying out of Kabul were full of men. There were very few women or children in sight....
“The child cannot fathom the horror awaiting her”
Zimbabwean author Lucy Mushita has written a moving, original and emotional novel called, Chinongwa. The book recounts a coming-of-age story set in rural 1920s Zimbabwe. Chinongwa’s family have been...
Womanhood, immigration, and finding freedom
In her new novel, Untethered, debut author Ayesha Inoon, who is now based in Canberra, shares with readers an incredibly intimate portrait of a young Sri Lankan woman who immigrates with her husband...
The Roe v Wade fallout. What can Australia do?
A few days ago, the President and CEO of global reproductive justice organisation, Ipas, Dr Anu Kumar was in conversation with Honorary Associate Professor Sally Moyle from the ANU Gender Institute....
Book banning: What it means for queer people
Pride month ended last week, and I cannot tell you how many social media posts I’ve seen reminding us in the queer community to take care of ourselves, especially in these times. As a queer person,...
Just imagine: What would a feminist city look like?
Who designs cities? And who are they made for? In her book, 'Trophy Cities:'A feminist perspective on new capitals,' Associate Professor Dorina Pojani from the University of Queensland offers a...