The Greer archives brim with notebooks and papers from her time as a student of the traditional humanities. And reading The Female Eunuch for evidence of the Bard reveals a new kind of book, one that is deeply informed by this scholarship.
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Women who publicly state their desire never to be mothers in the traditional sense challenge the idea that woman and mother are synonymous.
Sex workers in South Africa are all potential criminals due to the country’s regressive laws. But their status may change soon, making South Africa the first African country to decriminalise sex work.
Dress codes in the workplace have a long and complicated history for women – especially those in corporate life.
Some feminists are causing controversy for challenging views about what it means to be a woman.
From ‘Machiavellian female princes’ to warriors, assassins and prostitutes, the women of Westeros and Essos are a richly varied bunch. A new book examines their role in the series and explores its sexual politics.
If you can now have a same-sex marriage, why not polygamous one?
Too often, the moral character of women who commit neonaticide plays a part in their trial.
Anti-rape protests at a South African university have far bigger implications for the country’s ongoing fight against rape culture and patriarchal gender norms.
A violent attack on a female student at one of South Africa’s prominent universities was not an isolated incident. It told a universal tale of how patriarchy still rules.
The rise of women to very powerful positions has not, to date, opened the way for other women. So there is no reason to believe a Hillary Clinton presidency would change that.
Madonna, who attacked “sexist” criticism of her Rebel Heart tour, has always had a troubled relationship with feminism. And there is little about pop’s perfectionist workaholic that is rebellious today.
There has been something of a moral panic around sexting – but research suggests that it can create safe, empowering spaces for young people exploring their sexuality.
Complex issues require a greater degree of literacy.
The second-wave feminists of the 1970s wanted to create radical shifts in gender power. Instead, women have settled for much less.
Those who benefit from, and defend, freedom of speech are often those who already enjoy the most privilege in society.
A British company has just introduced menstrual leave for female employees. But such a policy risks creating a blanket expectation that all women are crippled by their periods.
Hillary Clinton epitomises women’s shifting place in the American polity – and her struggles to win over younger women reflect that.
They claim to be new-age feminist, but pop stars like Beyonce and Taylor Swift have – even if unintentionally – reinvented feminism as “getting paid” and “being sexy”.
Both Democratic candidates are strong feminists, which makes it harder for Hillary to claim women’s votes as her birthright.
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Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Professorial Fellow, Jumbunna IHL, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor in Literary Studies, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Senior lecturer, La Trobe University
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Professor of History, Macquarie University
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Professor, University of Wollongong
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Sessional academic, Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language, and Literature, Macquarie University
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Professor of History, University of Canterbury
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Lecturer in Family History, University of Tasmania
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Joanna Mendelssohn es Amigo de The Conversation.
Honorary (Senior Fellow) School of Culture and Communication University of Melbourne. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Media and Journalism, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Research Associate, King's College London
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Lecturer in Communication Studies, University of Otago
