The Australian National University's intersectional feminist magazine.
“Openly talking about the financial strain of childcare and implying that your nanny and her absurd monetary demands are directly contributing to said strain is an unfair stress to level on an employee — you wouldn’t bully a plumber or an electrician to provide free or cheap labour because renovation is expensive.”
“For me, becoming an atheist has become an extension of my own personal feminism; I see it as an act of liberation from patriarchal traditions.”
“A recreational interest in ‘edgy’ or ‘kinky’ stuff never excuses abuse or assault, in the same way that punching a pro wrestler outside of the boxing ring is still a felony.”
“Princesses & Pornstars analyses post-feminist gender politics in Australia, drawing on interviews of Australian women, examples from contemporary Australian politics and media, and anecdotes from Maguire’s own Australian youth to critically assess social attitudes towards women and sex.”
“Period undies have hit the mainstream in a big way recently, with Thinx and Dear Kate becoming buzzwords in the social media feminist landscape. Recently, an Australian company called Modibodi released ‘heavy absorbency’ period undies that seemed to be comparable to anything available on the US market … So, tempted by Australian prices and free shipping, I took the plunge and bought a few pairs to road test.”
“When you tell a child, over and over, that they are neither a ‘real Chinese’, nor a ‘real Korean’, nor a ‘real Australian’, they start to doubt whether they are actually real at all.”
“Uprooting myself at all, let alone to pursue the vastly undervalued field of Gender Studies and especially as an Asian-Australian, was a deeply transgressive act.”