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!Women Art Revolution
Posted in feminism, politics, pop culture on May 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Last week something big happened
Posted in feminism, politics on May 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The next time people say what have the unions done for us lately? Well, THIS. Some bosses have argued the main difference was because women worked at less skilled jobs, for fewer years and in different industries but feminists have argued for years that much of the difference is because skills that are associated with [...]
Because I said so
Posted in feminism, feminist motherhood, motherhood, rape/sexual abuse, school kids on May 28, 2011 | 14 Comments »
You must adore a bit of no-nonsense feminist parenting in action, go Catherine Deveny: Deveny wrote an article for The Drum yesterday explaining why she was taking her three young sons to SlutWalk. When asked if they had wanted to come, Deveny explained: “The 13-year-old at the end went ‘I don’t wanna gooooo’ and I [...]
Other couple’s arguments
Posted in fatherhood, feminism, feminist motherhood, motherhood, motherhood sux, work and family (im)balance on May 27, 2011 | 25 Comments »
The appetite for knowing more about what other feminist-y women fight about with their partners and how they resolve those arguments is really huge, isn’t it? I mean, we want to know, we really want to know, don’t we? We want any help we can get. And that’s one of the best things about feminist-y [...]
Toast and tears
Posted in motherhood, motherhood sux, politics, race/anti-racism on May 26, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Got up in the wee hours today and went to a local park for a Sorry Day ceremony. I held my kids close because it was so cold and so sad. They nibbled on vegemite toast while listening to speakers from the Stolen Generation. I spent the whole time wiping tears from my eyes – [...]
What if you didn’t reveal your baby’s gender?
Posted in babies, feminism, feminist motherhood, motherhood, preschoolers, toddlers on May 25, 2011 | 55 Comments »
There was Pop, now there is Storm’s story. While there’s nothing ambiguous about Storm’s genitalia, they aren’t telling anyone whether their third child is a boy or a girl. The only people who know are Storm’s brothers, Jazz, 5, and Kio, 2, a close family friend and the two midwives who helped deliver the baby [...]
Bookshelves
Posted in nothing on May 24, 2011 | 7 Comments »
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When Patti Smith is worried, you should be worried
Posted in bratz hatred/pornification/sexualising children, motherhood, motherhood sux, school kids on May 22, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Image credit – photo of Patti Smith with her children, by Annie Leibovitz. I really love my kids, I like having them around me. They can drive you nuts and they’re such a responsibility but it’s like a movie you can never see again. You watch it as it’s happening and you think it’s always [...]
Alphabet
Posted in motherhood, motherhood bliss, school kids on May 22, 2011 | 4 Comments »
It is all so very sophisticated here in Casa de Kids.
PART 3 – This is what I said a feminist mother looks like: Being surprised by motherhood
Posted in 10 feminist motherhood questions, ableism, babies, fatherhood, feminism, feminist motherhood, motherhood, motherhood bliss, motherhood sux, the first year of motherhood, work and family (im)balance on May 22, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Part 1 and Part 2 here. This is more of the presentation I gave at this motherhood conference. My presentation looked at some of the big themes I see coming out of all the responses I’ve received to my 10 questions about your feminist motherhood. This post is on the things that have surprised parents [...]
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