What the MeToo Movement really means for Aotearoa
Noelle McCarthy leads a discussion about what the #MeToo Movement really means for New Zealand. With Kirsty Johnston, Zoë Lawton, Rhonda Tibble and Henry Law.
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Soraya Chemaly on the power of women's anger
It's time we destigmatise the anger of women for the sake of our health as individuals and as a society, says Soraya Chemaly, the author of Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger.
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Clementine Ford on toxic masculinity
Australian writer Clementine Ford's new book Boys Will Be Boys looks at toxic masculinity and explains it's not a condemnation of men, but of society. She says it's time to demand more of men and boys, but people often misunderstand the concept of toxic masculinity.
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Baljit Dheil: women caring for women
A Punjabi mother’s determination to overcome her depression led her to help other migrant women.
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BANG! Man O' Man
'Toxic masculinity' is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot these days but a lot of guys seem not to like it ... maybe it's the 'toxic' part? Melody Thomas investigates.
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The working mum's conundrum
Working mothers are facing the stress of managing the family alongside their careers - and employers' inflexibility on school and holidays makes things even harder, new research suggests.
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Suffrage 125: three generations of feminists
Miriam Dell, Sandra Coney and Mera Lee-Penehira look back at how things have changed 125 years after New Zealand women gained the vote.
Dame Miriam Dell with her granddaughter, Willa Dell. Photo: Supplied / Sharon Dell
Women caught between two worlds
It’s been more than a century since women gained the right to vote in New Zealand, and since that time our cultural landscape has changed dramatically. What does it mean to be a woman of colour in a predominantly white society?
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Footpaths are a feminist issue
Urban planner Katie Matchett contends we’ve built transportation systems that discount women’s travel needs and our communities are the worse for it.
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Awa's story: being who she wants to be
Awa Puna is a transgender student from the Kāpiti Coast who has begun her transition from male to female. In the documentary Born This Way: Awa's Story, she tells of becoming her authentic self.
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Men, women and recycling stigmas
Research suggests that both men and women see environmental behaviour such as recycling as feminine, spurring fears some men avoid being eco-friendly because of it.
Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller