Tony Abbott is not a Feminist

Today, at an event for International Women’s Day in Canberra, Prime Minister Tony Abbott labelled himself a feminist.

The concept is utterly hilarious.

Feminists you must follow on Twitter in 2014

My definitive list of all the feminists you should be following on twitter in 2014. If you have any more suggestions, leave them in the comments!

@AdHocMama
‏ @allthepie
‏ @_AmyGray_
@annaspargoryan
@AyaReina
@Besito86
@bkjabour
@Brocklesnitch
‏ @carlajd1 
@carlyfindlay
@ClaireRPorter 
@clementine_ford
‏ @DaniParadis 
‏ @deedre 
@ElizaCussen
@emmaawpocock 
@EmMaguire 
‏ @eutraphalia
@Fem_Kat
@femme_esq
@francisfae
@gogreen18
@Hayley_Gleeson 
‏ @jessica_alice_
‏ @jessamy_sesame 
@katedoak 
@MiranHosny
@morlonbrondo
@Msloulou77
@newswithnipples 
@0lympiaa
@PollyMaeve
@PuddStrikesBack
@RedheadEdition 
@RedRoverSays 
@sammiiitaylor
@Shellmah06
‏ @stellajyoung
@SuDharmapala
@trickibee
‏ @trinnybopper
@vanbadham

Love you all, you boner killers x 

Mia Freedman needs to stop shaming women

We see slut shaming so often in the media it’s almost old hat.

But today, when Mia Freedman published a piece on her website, Mama Mia, titled ‘Are you a Mother or a Porn Star?’ I got angry.

Let's Talk About Abortion

On Tuesday, Julia Gillard launched ‘Women for Gillard’, a campaign aimed at reminding women of Labor’s-and the coalition’s-record on women’s issues. It was partly inspired by a similar campaign that Obama ran in 2012.

Again with the Slut Shaming: The 'Sex Injury' Compensation Case

If you haven't heard about this one (and I expect most Australians will have, it's just the headline grabbing story), read about it in detail here.


Essentially, a woman in employment for a Commonwealth government agency was sent on a work trip to a town in NSW. After working during the day, she met a male friend from the town at her motel. They had sex, and during this time a light fitting fell from the wall, hitting the woman. The light hit her face, injuring her nose and teeth.


She applied to ComCare (the agency that administers worker's compensation for public servants) and they denied her claim. Now she has won a court case, five years after the incident, with the Judge finding she is entitled to compensation.

Some Men Need To Get 'It' Already

In the past week I have come to an unfortunate realization- that when it comes to sexual assault against women, some men still do not get it.

What I mean by ‘it’ is what a real and everyday thing sexual assault and harassment is to women. Some men seem to not have grasped what is right and wrong to do to women, and seem perplexed when you point out their faults.

Tampons and Transphobia

Trigger Warning: Transphobia, cissexism

Edit: Thank you for those who let me know that the appropriate term is 'trans woman' with a space. It has now been changed. This article explains why (via Elichrusos)

Libra is the Australian & New Zealand arm of an international brand of women's 'feminine hygiene' products. So basically, they sell tampons, pads ect. I've never tended to pay much attention to their advertisements to be honest. To me, tampon ads to seem to (usually) all look the same. Some of them I find mildly offensive due to the stereotyping of women in the advertisements, but most of the time they don't even make my radar. 

Fishnets and Fisticuffs: the revival of Roller Derby

Roller Derby is the fastest growing women’s sport in the world, but few in the mainstream understand how it works.