Gender
Gender
idea
The reality of prostitution is not complex. It is simple
Prostitution is not sex and it’s not work. Its reality is far from complex – in fact, it’s simple. Trust me, I’ve done it
by Rachel Moran
Laughter and comedy
idea
Just when in history did men decide that women are not funny?
Women have been witty and bawdy throughout history. It’s only recently that men haven’t been able to see their funny side
by Joy Wiltenburg
Gender
guide
How to be a man
Old ideas of manliness make us miserable. Being labelled ‘toxic’ doesn’t help. A reimagined masculinity is the way forward
by Andrew Reiner
Parenting and families
film
Past trauma bleeds into the bond between one mother and her daughter
A film by Danski Tang
Stories and literature
idea
Selfish, grumpy and unkind? That’s my kind of woman
Misanthropic female novelists and their characters make me hopeful for a future in which we shrug off feminine perfection
by Ellena Savage
Love
idea
The problem with love is deciding who’s doing the dishes
The modern rhetoric of love is all about caring and sharing, and very little about equality and justice. Can philosophy help?
by Patricia Marino
Work and vocation
guide
How to get promoted as a woman
Own your ambitions, know your potential, seek mentors, and other advice for navigating around glass ceilings and cliffs
by Jan Hills
Film
film
From drab to fab – a playful dissection of the Hollywood makeover
Directed by Sue Ding
Gender
idea
Talk of toxic masculinity puts the blame in all the wrong places
Toxic masculinity discourse harms vulnerable boys and men and distracts society from the true sources of gender inequity
by Heidi Matthews
Gender
idea
What sex-difference science misses about the messy reality of sex
Men aren’t from Mars, women aren’t from Venus, and other persistent myths derived from debunked sex-difference science
by Jeffrey W Lockhart
Sports and games
film
With a hushed intensity, Tuvsho finds her place in the sumo ring
Directed by George Thomson and Lukas Schrank