We’re Family Friendly But…
I’m self-employed and that is for many reasons but the biggest is I struggle to find a workplace in my industry that is truly family friendly. When you are juggling work and family it is hard to be...
View ArticleWhy it’s Time to Rise
Seventeen years ago, Eve Ensler’s play, The Vagina Monologues, premiered at the Off Broadway Westside Theatre in New York City. The play brought Ensler fame, money and power, and with that she has...
View ArticlePitfalls and Pleasures of Creative Entrepreneurship
EJ and JB are archetypes of a digital bohemian. EJ collaborates with start-up partners around the world while doing research on co-creative entrepreneurship. JB is a DSLR-armed cycling creative...
View ArticleRape Culture and Radio
On an average day, I fire up my PC and visit my usual websites and social networks, most of which tie in with feminism and women’s rights. This normally means I am subject to an alarming amount of...
View ArticlePart of the Solution: An Interview with Debra Zimmerman
If you ask people in the film business what their dream project would be, you are bound to hear about multi-million dollar budgets or box office hits. Sure they are great things to aspire to but for me...
View ArticleDiscordia Zine’s first ever competition
We’re excited because we’re holding our first ever competition. Don’t worry, we won’t be making you jump through weird hoops or click and share your way to glory. We’ve got 2 copies of The Public Woman...
View ArticleReclaiming the F word: Feminism Today
I read Reclaiming the F word: Feminism today and experienced one epiphany after another. The authors, Catherine Redfern, founder of The F word website, and Kristin Aune, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at...
View ArticleMaking Headlines: An interview with Emma Alberici
Whenever I think of ABC Journalist Emma Alberici I go back to a Foreign Correspondent episode where she was investigating Silvio Berlusconi’s questionable behaviour. In it was a fiery exchange between...
View ArticleSisterhood Does Not Always Mean Solidarity
There are many lessons feminism has taught me over the years but the biggest I would have to say is that sisterhood doesn’t always mean we agree. It was a hard lesson to learn and one that has come to...
View ArticleThanks Oscar For Keeping The Status Quo
Dear Oscar, All I can say is, phew! You dodged another bullet. After the fan fare of the Golden Globes there was some optimism that Russell Crowe had actually got it right and that Hollywood actually...
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