Power of the pantsuit: the history of women’s fashion in politics
A tale about how female politicians and their supporters have embraced negative tropes and found unity in becoming “nasty women”.
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Fighting the sisterhood for freedom – feminism’s last frontier
I am woman, hear me roar! As long as you’re roaring about exactly what a modern day feminist expects you to be, otherwise, take a seat.
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Julie Bishop’s nationally publicised position on feminism has got people talking about the women’s movement.
DetailsVIDEO: What does Feminism mean these days?
Feminism has had a pretty bad wrap as of late and many seem confused about what the word actually means these days. The Newsroom reporter Victoria Kerridge took the streets to see what the word Feminism means to the people of Sydney.
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Political musings – and meet the team
Between censoring vagina images, learning the difference between AFL and NRL, and creating the perfect braid, my first three days as editor have made this an interesting week. While in no way suggesting our newsroom is anything like the government (fewer ties here; more general banter), I’ll always remember the day I started as editor…
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