The deficient single woman
Chally is a former Feministe staffer. She writes at Zero at the Bone. I’m really quite troubled by the centring of romantic/sexual relationships at the expense of all other ways of organising lives. Right now, I’m going to explore this in terms of single women being seen as deficient. I’ve seen so many divorced and [...]
...read more“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things…”
I’ve had a hilariously ridiculous time with Internet connectivity over the last six weeks or so. I’m waiting on my third Internet company to connect me up (in my brand new house, I just moved!) in a couple of days. That’s why I haven’t been around very much. And I hadn’t been planning to do [...]
...read moreWhere are you from? Part 7
That is it, there is no more. Thank you for participating in this project. Writing it certainly helped me to clarify and work through a lot of my thinking and pain around this question, and I feel a lot easier within myself. I hope it was helpful for some of you, too. With all that [...]
...read moreSimply Everything: An Interview with Imane Khachani
Last month, Women Deliver – a fantastic organisation dedicated to improving women’s and girls’ health and wellbeing globally – released the Women Deliver 100. It’s a list of inspiring people, well, delivering for girls and women in all kinds of areas: health, politics, the media, and so on. Out of all those people, there was [...]
...read moreWhere are you from? Part 6
Previously: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5. I wonder what the future looks like. I am thinking about what “where are you from” will mean in my family’s future. I wonder what it means even now, because we’ve all moved around a lot. My family is, by a combination of [...]
...read moreIn honour of the wonderful Elly Jackson
It was recently Elly Jackson’s 23rd birthday, so I thought we ought to celebrate! (But, uh, ran a little late, apparently!) Who is Elly Jackson, you ask? She’s half of British electro-pop band La Roux, who won this year’s Grammy for best electronic/dance album. She’s also one of my favourite pop stars, because she refuses [...]
...read moreHow much time do you need?
There’s a piece at Reuters called No votes for women in Saudi municipal elections: Women in Saudi Arabia will not be allowed to vote in the long-delayed municipal elections to be held in September, the election commission said on Monday. [...] “There is nothing to stop the participation of the woman but this needs some [...]
...read moreThere are no words, really.
Please note that this post makes reference to sexual violence. Have you ever felt so disgusted you thought you were going to choke? A group of 11 women from Guatemala have sued the Canadian company [HudBay] and its subsidiaries in an Ontario court. They are seeking $11 million in general damages and $44 million in [...]
...read moreWhere are you from? Part 5
Previously: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. How do you relate to where you are now? Does it feel like home? Who lets it feel like home? I have lived in this city all my life and it still feels transient. I’ve never quite understood the feeling and rhythm of this city, [...]
...read moreShameless Self-Promotion Sunday
It’s that time of the week once more. Post links to and short descriptions of posts you’ve written this week. Be specific; don’t just link to your whole blog. Not quite sure how this HTML deal works? Just use this as an example: <a href=”http://BlogPostAddress.com”>BlogPostTitle</a>
...read moreVoter Intimidation
I had a rather unpleasant experience when I went to vote in my first state election. As we know, I voted in my first federal election last year, and it was a wonderful experience. All the party volunteers out the front got along beautifully, and they were all excited about my first vote, no matter [...]
...read moreDiana Wynne Jones, 1934-2011
I’m sorry to have to tell you that Diana Wynne Jones, the much-loved British fantasy author, has just lost her life to cancer. According to her official website, she has two forthcoming books; it’s strange to think that new things are going to come from her even though she is gone. And, of course, new [...]
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