What did Julia want?
This is a bit of a fantasy, and if I’m way off track, my apologies to you, Julia. But I was thinking about your recent actions and decided to write the following story. It is only fiction, but is based on real life......
Slut walk sends an important message
Its taken me a while to decide whether I should join the slutwalk or not, but I am definitely in.
Fair Work
How about that! Fair Work Australia has upheld the pay equity claim for community service workers. They also asked the parties to make further submissions related to identifying the extent to which gender has inhibited wage growth in the industry to help them create a remedy to address that situation.
Remembering those who have died
Today is the National Day to Remember those who died as a result of Family and Domestic Violence. Candles will be lit and many people will be thinking about the person they lost to this shocking crime.
It gets better
Growing up isn't easy are the first words on the web site promoting the It Gets Better Project, a worldwide movement that aims to inspire hope for young people, particularly young gay people, facing harassment. Supported by eminent people such as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, the web site provides a place where young people who are lesbian, gay, bi or trans can see how love and happiness can be theirs. One day.
Changing values
One of the traps of being a blogger is that from time to time you come to a point where you become convinced that your voice is never going to be able to make things right and your opinions are washed away by sorrow. This temporary form of paralysis hit me between the eyes when the Australian military recently demonstrated how little progress women have made in the fight for equality in this country.
Body and mind workshop
What at day! On 16 March, I attended a Body and Mind Workshop conducted by the Labour-Management Studies Foundation at Macquarie University.
What is feminism?
Why is the word 'feminist' rejected by so many young people? Do feminists really have hairy legs and hate men? I don't think so. Most of the young people I know are still fighting for equality, hate sexism and regard the battle for equal rights as a battle worth fighting.
Women, work and health
Is your job going to kill you? Do high level job demands increase the likelihood of serious illness? Are we as women really able to continue to manage a balanced work and home life, juggling what we have always done in an environment of increasingly demanding work expectations and sometimes even more demanding family expectations?
Compassion is hard work for some
The Opposition hit a new low in their reaction to the funeral of the victims of the Christmas Island boat tragedy, and I can’t help thinking that the government isn’t too far behind them despite Chris Bowen's sudden enthusiasm for multiculturalism.
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