Feminists must continue to prioritise a gendered analyses of politics, Chilla Bulbeck demonstrates in her examination of the ‘gender gap’ in voting. Donald Trump is now the 45th President of the United States. Progressives take heart, however, at outpourings of unpopularity: … Continue reading
Australian Women’s History Network convenors Jordy Silverstein and Mary Tomsic reflect on 2016 and what is to come for the network, historians and the world in 2017. It’s hard to know how to summarise a year in the life of … Continue reading
VIDA Managing Editor Ana Stevenson reflects on how Ms. Magazine disrupted the masculinist language associated with the Christmas season in 1972. Following a highly successful first year of publication, Ms. Magazine circulated its first holiday edition in December 1972. A second-wave feminist magazine with remarkable longevity, … Continue reading
As Queensland debates decriminalising abortion, Lisa Featherstone reviews what lack of access to safe and legal abortions historically meant. Currently Queensland parliament is debating the decriminalisation of abortion. The Private Members Bill has been introduced by Cairns Independent Rob Pyne, … Continue reading
Lawyer and activist Anna Kerr shares her thoughts on the necessity of making women’s history central to a feminist intervention into education in Australian schools. On July 21, 2016, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that “thousands of NSW school students will … Continue reading