Younger Iranians have tapped into social media to connect with one another, vocalize their demands and highlight the government’s brutality.
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The Whitlam government’s removal of the sales tax may seem small, but it increased access to the pill for many women and in doing so, changed their lives.
“Toxic masculinity” has been used to explain everything from the election of Donald Trump to why Ross from Friends is awful. But what does it actually mean?
Women’s studies programs should continue to be supported to ensure the fight for women’s rights are not reversed or forgotten.
Ash derided women’s liberation as “that foolishness” – but her success story is very feminist.
Universities are still patriarchal institutions, with men dominating senior leadership positions. Systemic mechanisms are needed to ensure all our future leaders are able to flourish.
While Mother’s Day is often surrounded by cloying sentiment, Australian mums have a long history of political activism and forcing social change.
If the lessons of second wave feminism are any guide, Australian women now need to not only get angry, they need to get organised.
The active participation of women in India’s farmers’ protests shows that the demonstrations are not only spaces of resistance and power but also of gender equity and empowerment.
While a record number of women are headed to Congress, a number of conservative measures passed across states. What explains this?
It has been 14 years since Indonesia enacted the Anti-Domestic Violence Law, but victims are still stigmatised for speaking out.
Incels compare themselves to other men, before blaming women for withholding sex from, in their perception, deserving men.
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Professor of History, President, Australian Historical Association, Macquarie University
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Professor of Sociology, Florida State University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Grinnell College
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Professor of Sociology, School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Trent University
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Researcher, Development and Gender Studies, University of British Columbia
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Doctoral researcher, Feminist and Gender Studies, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Head of School, Professor of Digital Health, Charles Sturt University
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Chair, Alexa McDonough Institute, Mount Saint Vincent University
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Full Professor and Associate Vice-President, Research, Mount Saint Vincent University
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Assistant Professor of History, University of South Florida
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Lecturer in Family Violence, Public Law and Human Rights, La Trobe University
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Professor and Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor Learning Teaching and Quality, RMIT University