Numerous athletes have criticised Nike for not paying them during pregnancy, which has prompted the manufacturer to respond.
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Just (don’t) do it: Nike’s response to pregnant athletes comes up short
True feminism is more than a vote factory
The concept of feminism has been rather hijacked, with the concept of fake feminism taking root, where those involved are actually helping the system that marginalises them.
There are more First Nation voices in parliament – This matters
Despite the growing numbers of first-nation voices in parliament, they are often found on the fringe. However, things are beginning to change.
I’m not a leftie…not anymore
Earlier in the decade, I was what you’d call a radical leftie, but I’ve been through that phase and come out the other side of it. Now, I write this from my new home, the political centre.
I don’t blame Liam Neeson, I blame the culture that taught him
This morning, the internet outed Liam Neeson as a racist. However, I don’t blame him, I blame the environment he was raised in, and the culture today that doesn’t see the difference between innocence and guilt.
In America, fear will be the death of us all
The American Reality is fear, and fear alone. Despite the change of location, or face, or reason, there is one thing that binds us.
Machteld Hali: One migrant who faced our racism, and did something about it
Machteld Hali came to this country in the middle sixties and experienced the scale of our racism. Now, she’s doing something about it.
Dutton doubles down on distraction
Yesterday, Peter Dutton made his return. However, his noisy reemergence (backed by media outlets) should not make us forget the questions that still hang above him.
Abuse a female, keep your job: The coalition way
Yesterday, one Coalition staffer send an expletive-laden text to a female journalist. They eventually chose to send them home with pay. Not good enough.
The removal of Palestine by Google Maps
Why you can’t find Palestine when you search Google Maps. If you search for Palestine on Google Maps, you won’t find it. Palestine, the name most continuously used for the territory lying between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea from the fifth century BCE, is labelled Israel. Protestors in the Middle East, and…
The hypocritical appropriation of “cultural appropriation”
In my experience, I believe the modern concept of cultural appropriation is flawed. Frankly, I believe that it has totally spun out of control.
You can lead a supremacist to education, but can you make them think?
Fundamentally, we believe that those with an education possess intelligence. We also believe supremacists do not take in lectures. We are incorrect.
Why good men can’t deliver gender equality
Despite the concerted push of good men seeking change for women, the entirety of the movement is based on the same marginalisation we’re fighting. Speaking for us is not the same as giving us a voice.
The Catholic-educated gay me agrees with Andrew Bolt
The anti-gay recommendations put forward by the Ruddock review are deplorable. So much so, that those against it have gained an unexpected bedfellow.
Casual racism: My nan’s new bag
When I was growing up, my nan was the person who told me not to judge others. However, I’ve started to notice a change, and I think it has something to do with the television she watches.
Not pretty, but they work: Why Liberal women should embrace the quota
We might bristle at the concept of the “quota”, but the truth is that we need greater representation, and we need that now.
The land girt by not seeing: We’re racist, accept it
There’s a reason why instances like blackface only reoccur here. We’re a racist country, operating on what our parents taught us – and I’m no different.
Vilification nation: Senator Mehreen Faruqi on our rising racism
Is racism growing in Australia? We spoke with Australia’s first female Muslim politician to gauge her thoughts.
The Serena cartoon is racist, regardless what the author says
Mark Knight has claimed that his cartoon of Serena Williams wasn’t racist. But the history of the form makes that argument invalid.
Not ladies, not gentlemen – act grown up
I see it every day in this country, in the matter of gender, one invariably blames the other. I suggest we all start being responsible for our own actions.
‘KkKlansman’ and woke Australia: Black, white and misread all over
The volcanic laughter and outrageous applause I heard from an all-white all-woke audience illustrated how much we missed the point of Black KkKlansman.
Australia still diseased with marriage inequality – Our doctors are proof
Despite what we might think, marriage inequality still permeates our society. A list of “gay-friendly” doctors I found is evidence of this.