What did she do afterwards? They may have written her off, in value and the screen, but it’s her story I need to hear. We don’t just stop existing after we’ve been brutalized. How did she endure? I haven’t watched Narcos since. I don’t want to. I don’t want to think about it. Her name was Helena and I think of her and I think of me.
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Why We Need to Talk About Gender-Based Violence On Mother’s Day This Year
I regularly hear from men that their mothers are sacred. That they respect mothers and therefore respect women. That they would do anything to protect their mothers. But women are victims of a kind of violence that happens regardless of their motherhood status, or anything else. This violence occurs because they are women – and because we have a big problem in this country with gender-based violence.
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Please Select Your Ethnicity:
My mouse hovered over White. Then Black. Other? Do you identify as coming from a diverse cultural background: Yes ( ) No ( ) Help.
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We Need Moore: An Interview With Mimir Art
If you’ve caught sight of a cool gal rocking Frida Kahlo earrings or celebrating Australian wildlife on her lobes around the capital, you’ve no doubt witnessed the wonderful, wearable art of Mimir Soboslay Moore – founder, artist and brains behind Mimir Art. Armed with a passion for art, ethics, and environmentally friendly fashion, she’s truly a force to be reckoned with. We at Bossy sought to jump onto her positive wavelength with a look into the ways and workings of this local artistic wunderkind.
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Of Labels And Indifference: Why Men Don’t Fall Into Categories
We live in a world in which we like to divide people neatly into boxes. Good or bad; people can be one or the other. In the discourse surrounding the (mis)treatment of women, it is widely believed that men fall into one of two categories – the ‘good guys’ and the ‘bad guys’.
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Feminism And the Fitness Industry
Being a feminist and working in the fitness industry often feels like something of an oxymoron.
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Just In: Greenpeace to Thank Self-Proclaimed Instagram Influencers For Reversing Pollution By Way of Re-Usable Straws
In a world first, Greenpeace has pledged to thank Instagram influencers for their rapid reversal of global pollution.
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The Corporatisation of Feminism
It’s not an extraordinary moment when I see a Covergirl #girlscan image on the Internet, or when a Dove #realbeauty advertisement bursts before my buffering Youtube video. But, I’ve always been sceptical of companies using feminism for profit.
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Two Elastic Straps
Two elastic straps The oppression of women Dangerous wild girl
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Antiquity, the Ancient Past And the History of the Silenced Woman of Elizabeth I
In the 21st Century, pre-conceived understandings of society often lie embedded within ancient and Hellenistic civilisations, such as the great Roman, Greek and Persian Empires. The female deities which emerged from such civilisations often epitomise traditional femininity.