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What if kids wore polka dot dresses to their book week parades and arrived as the woman who became Victoria’s first female Premier, Joan Kirner?
Well, there is now a good book for that. Polka Dot Joan is the debut title from Little Shero Stories, the new feminist children’s publishing imprint that we need right now. Cue the culture wars!
The epidemic of disrespect and sexism in women’s sport is everywhere, despite women’s sport fast being used to elevate standards, community, and business. Freja Salt looks at how sex toys are being thrown at the WNBA for a second season.
Meanwhile, Dr Sarah Russell shares what happens when racist rhetoric is normalised. Hint, more racism happens.
Back to book week, I thought I’d reshare my chaos from a couple of years back when I remembered my 3 kids required 3 costumes, 45 minutes before the parade was starting. This is how I got it done, sort of.
Angela Priestley
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Paris is now just a part of my story…For me, it’s more about radical acceptance of everything that’s happened and just one foot in front of the other, just trying to move ahead.
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Rachael Gunn
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Rachael Gunn, aka ‘Raygun’ speaks out in a new documentary, discussing her virality at the Paris Olympics 2022 and how she dealt with online hate. The documentary discusses how Gunn came to breakdancing, her path to the Paris Games and the toll that going viral had on her.
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Coercive control is a crime in NSW and Queensland. But not yet in Victoria
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Victoria needs coercive control laws to recognise abuse, protect victim-survivors and prevent further violence within abusive relationships.
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The AFL doesn’t think it has a culture problem. Mad Monday says otherwise
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The AFL must challenge the “boys will be boys” culture that excuses harmful behaviour and allows misogyny to continue. Read more +
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Men are just 20 per cent of the care workforce. The reason why isn’t ‘masculinity’ |
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The new research highlights how a lack of pay, secure work and respect might be preventing men from joining the care workforce. Read more +
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Sex toys thrown by men onto WNBA courts again as players slam ‘disrespectful’ sexualisation
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The WNBA deserves respect, not another wave of sexualisation disrespect from men turning women’s sport into spectacle. Read more +
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How Tegan Lerm got your grandma thinking about the Greens
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Tegan Lerm is building tools that help Australians navigate politics, question assumptions and rebuild trust in democracy. Read more +
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20%
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The amount of men working in the Health Care and Social Assistance workforce across Australia, an industry that desperately needs more workers.
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Rosie Fordham has won the 32nd annual Kangaroo Hoppet cross country skiing race for the second time in the women’s division.
The race symbolises the support for skiing in Australia, and the growing number of people getting involved with the sport. Fordham was excited about the event, saying "It's pretty awesome to just be a part of the community."
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This week on Women's Agenda, the highs of the women's game and the very deep lows following the actions of men. Plus, all the language that skirts around the issues to protect reputations Still, there were the wins! Deborah Mailman becoming the first Aboriginal person inducted into the Logies Hall of Fame, and the AFLW roaring back with big double-header crowds (and six matches around men's grand final weekend).
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