Drag Queen Stole My Dress

The Butterfly Club with The Theatre Elusive Present: Drag Queen Stole My Dress Written & Performed by Gillian English, directed by Chris Gibbs Venue: The Butterfly Club, Carson Place, Off Little Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000Drag Queen Stole My Dress Show Time: Mar 16 at 8:30pm   Fresh from fantastic runs at Fringe World in … Read more

Women are still losing out on pay at every stage of life, new report reveals.

A new report released by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) on 7 March 2016 reveals that Australian women are financially disadvantaged at every key stage of their life: in childhood, at the workplace, through pregnancy, motherhood and as a carer, and in retirement.

The ACTU’s Gender Pay Gap – Over the Life Cycle report shows that whether given less pocket money as a child, lower wages as a graduate, a poorer household income in pregnancy and as a mother or much lower savings in retirement, girls and women still face overwhelming inequality and lack of opportunity.

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Cherchez la Femme – Feminism and Selfies

If you read about them in the mainstream media you’ll know that selfies are the end of civilisation as we know it, especially if women and girls are taking them. But we’ve always found ways to subvert the male gaze and represent ourselves as we want to be seen, and the rise of the selfie … Read more