Much of the non-Muslim world appears dismissive of the value Islam can have in Muslim women’s lives, but Islam is a crucial tool in the work of gender justice.
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The suffragists who gained women the right to vote offer a model of Australia’s role in the world that remains as important as ever.
With a new TV series based on the novel - and its bleak vision of women’s rights - The Handmaid’s Tale is riding a new wave of popularity.
Stars of one of sport’s biggest success stories are slowly revealing the dangerous influence of Spice Girls-style postfeminism.
The famous slogan of the 1970s that ‘women who want equality with men lack ambition’ still rings true today.
There was more than meets the eye to one of the most famous versions of Beauty and the Beast.
Some deride a Carnival trend in which women revel in the streets wearing swimsuits and feather boas. But to feminists, ‘bikini mas’ is a highly political act.
What do you do if you marry a beast?
This is a thought-provoking, odd, shocking and beautiful movie about feminism, fantasy and film history.
From witch-hunts to the suffragettes, belief in womanly werewolfs has flourished at times when the female gender was under threat. But in contemporary fiction, film and art, werewolf lore is evolving in surprising ways.
As the series draws to a close, it will leave in its wake controversy and debate.
Victoria Opera’s ‘Tis Pity brings a litany of harlots to the stage, but doesn’t give its female lead many characters to play with. Indeed it risks capitulating to the very 'male hypocrisy’ it seeks to address.
Craftivism allows feminists to reclaim traditionally feminine skills – and defy oppression.
Cate Blanchett howls and contorts in RED, del kathryn barton’s ferocious exploration of female power.
Donald Trump has done what decades of American feminism could not: unite women worldwide in solidarity.
Sport remains the most evocative public demonstration of difference between the sexes, so its importance to feminist politics cannot be neglected.
Clinton was fighting a deep-rooted misogynist sentiment which goes back decades.
Ever wondered what it would be like to date in a completely gender-equal world? The answer may surprise you.
Michelle Obama placed motherhood at the center of her role as first lady – a decision not all women applauded.
We may think we’re comfortable with female bosses and politicians but research into implicit biases suggests otherwise.
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