Menstruation isn’t a breeze. How do we contend with the environmental impact of the methods we use to get through this time?
Overprotected: Making Sense of the #FreeBritney Movement
Some fans stand outside the courts on the days of her hearings with #FreeBritney signs; others call for everyone to Leave Britney Alone. What’s it all about?
Convicting Giants: Is Weinstein the Beginning?
On the 24th of February 2020, Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape by a jury in New York. Relieving, frustrating, hopeful—what happens from here?
MasterChef: Back to Win Our Hearts
Amongst the anxiety of the coronavirus pandemic, familiarity has returned: MasterChef is back for its twelfth season.
Sometime’s Life’s a Bitch and Then You Keep Living: Understanding BoJack Horseman and ‘Bad Men’
On BoJack Horseman and it’s productive discussion of Hollywood’s love for ‘bad men’, real and fictional.
Tik Tok Fashion: A Compelling Case for Sweatpants
Think of it as an updated version of athleisure – clothing that is comfortable to live and move in, with the added benefit of obscuring the figure instead of revealing it.
I Just Want to Ride My Bike
Regardless of my gender, sex, gear or ability, I want to ride my mountain bike. Without your preconceptions of what a woman can do, without your conceptions of my biological make up in comparison to yours, I want to ride until the end of the day when I have to peel my fingers off my handlebar grips.
Indigenous and Black Feminists to Stand With and Get Behind
In so-called Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander feminists always have and continue to challenge the white-middle class mainstream feminist movement. We encourage non-Indigenous Bossy readers to step back and listen to Indigenous/Blak feminists, learn and make space.
Intentional Incongruity: Queerness Embodied through Fashion
Bossy took to the National Botanical Gardens to ask its readers about how queerness impacts their fashion. Many queer people embody their identity and individuality clothing and accessories can be a way to embody their identity and individuality.
Game of Thrones has failed its female characters. Here’s how.
After spending eight years of my life watching this show, I’m left with a burning question: what was the point? Why develop these intricate, powerful female characters only to not do them justice? Female characters do not need to be perfect or satisfy our notions of who they should be; I did not fall in love with these characters for their goodness or perfection, but for their flaws, mistakes and development. These complexities are forever tarnished by the unearned and nonsensical people they were written to become. These women deserved better, and so did we.