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What do Margaret Thatcher and Pauline Hanson have in common?

Like Thatcher, Hanson won’t use the F-word. But it’s central to her appeal

Conservative female politicians are slow to champion feminism, but none more so than populist strongwomen such as Pauline Hanson.

  • Jacqueline Maley

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The number of women who have had their ideas stolen is countless.

I came up with a brilliant idea. Then I watched my male boss pass it off as his own

Before the manosphere, there has been a long line of gifted women whose achievements were “erased” by men.

  • Jane Caro
Dunham on her life today: “I have time to think, I have time to dream … Every day has an exciting, creative wrinkle to it.”

‘Why won’t she shut up?’: The blunt verdict that Lena Dunham was dreading on her new memoir

She was hailed as a voice of the Millennial generation – yet it’s only now that Dunham is beginning to process the pain and self-loathing she had at the time.

  • David Marchese
Censorship

I was cancelled from a feminist rally. I’ve got a strong hunch as to why

When it comes to the Middle East, both the left and the right are inclined to cancel those with whom they disagree rather than hearing them out.

  • Catharine Lumby
State Theatre gif

The Sydney time capsule from when women were butterflies and men ruled the world

The decor of the State Theatre reveals plainly what it was acceptable for men and women to do at the time it was constructed.

  • Julie Power
Jack Steele (left) and Matt “Falcon” Ford of The Inspired Unemployed Podcast at the Indoor Padel Australia in Alexandria.

Forget the manosphere: The Inspired Unemployed’s weakness is their greatest strength

Comedy duo Matt Ford and Jack Steele say they hope their hit podcast – which is returning after a two-year absence – is part of the movement pushing against toxic masculinity.

  • Kayla Olaya
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Louis Theroux explores the manosphere in this new Netflix documentary.

I watched the manosphere documentary. Wow, are men OK?

Oh man, we’re witnessing a degenerate masculinity.

  • Jacqueline Maley
As women, many of us are brought up to live by the “Don’t rock the boat” mantra, but it may be doing us more harm than we realise.

Feeling tired, sluggish and unlovable? The ‘Good Girl’ myth may be to blame

Breaking this outdated script takes guts, and starts with these tiny changes.

  • Caitlin Judd
Kala Gare stars as Sybylla in the stage production of My Brilliant Career at the Sydney Theatre Company.

‘On the backs of women who have shouted’: Why this classic Australian work still matters

Kala Gare is playing the rebellious protagonist in My Brilliant Career. After calling out audience members for “groping” last year, her character’s courage resonates.

  • Kayla Olaya
Breastfeeding is often promoted as a way for new mothers to lose weight.

I don’t take part in this sisterhood jamboree. Why? Let’s start with the Big Lie

The organisers of International Women’s Day says we are equal to men. I have news for them.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness