Feminism

2023 – The Year of the Girl. From Gerwig’s Barbie, to T Swift’s Era’s tour. From #girldinner, to #girlmath. Young women are embracing a fascinating cultural moment. I asked my…

LET’S HAVE A BRAVE CONVERSATION. There’s a furore online at the moment about some comments made by a Headmaster in his school Newsletter about the young man who murdered Lilie…

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that starts on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs…

There is something about raising girls that induces equal parts fear and worry into the minds of even the most relaxed parent. So it is perhaps not too surprising that…

The old adage “boys will be boys” is now widely dismissed as not just an excuse for bad behaviour, but as dangerous, too – not just for girls and women,…

I didn’t get my first period until I was 15 years old. I was the last within my circle of friends, and by then, even my younger sister was a…

Dear Danni, My daughter has Instagram and is obsessed with posting photos of herself. She even takes selfies in the car as I drive her to school. How do I…

It can be hard to accept that someone we like doesn’t feel the same way about us. But here’s the guide to know how to handle this respectfully.

Kindness isn’t the cure for complex issues like bullying. If we’re serious about stamping out bullying, we need to stop thinking in trite slogans.

The time for token gestures and endless discussions about the physical, emotional psychological and financial costs of violence against women has long passed. We need to walk the talk.

Along with all the spray tans and fancy frocks comes advice for girls that ranges from well intentioned but misguided, to outright dangerous.

In the age of #MeToo, discussions around sexual harassment are not theoretical for most young women — but are part of their day-to-day experience.

Just what advice on starting university would one be so bold as to offer the youngest ever Nobel Laureate?

Despite the popular belief that it is mums who fear losing their bond with their teen daughter, there are plenty of dads seeking deeper connections too.

The internet isn’t just making us dumb, it’s making us angry. And it is women who are among the fastest adopters for venting their rage online.

Holy anticipation! Has there ever been more patient fans than Wonder Woman’s legion of loyal supporters?

Since 2003, Enlighten Education’s in-school workshops for teen girls have been at the forefront of promoting positive body image. We know that despite the fact that girls are excelling in…

If you have a teen, it’s highly likely that at some stage they have been sent a nude image.

I vote to eliminate the following phrases…

Whether the trolls realise it or not, their comments reveal far more about them than they ever do about those they are hoping to intimidate or discredit.

In the early 1990s, prominent feminists argued there was a media-driven backlash against the women’s movement, and it risked losing some of the momentum gained in the 1970s. Then along…

Regular readers will know I have spent the past six months as a volunteer Board Director for a new women’s shelter that is opening in Sydney’s northwest, The Sanctuary. Like…

It’s the deceptively unhelpful piece of advice that every well-intentioned adult has at one point issued to a child: “You should be friends with everybody!” Admit it — who among…

The following post was first published in the Daily Telegraph newspaper, and online at RendezView, 26/12/15. Is it any wonder that after overeating, overspending and feeling over the in-laws, so…