Gender
‘We share the struggle’: With 51 guilty verdicts Gisele Pelicot’s rape ordeal becomes message of hope
The trial that has both horrified and captivated France for almost four months has ended with a victory for the woman at its centre. She remains poised.
- by Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le Stradic
Latest
Britain bans puberty blockers after reviews finds them too risky
The indefinite ban will apply to children with gender dysphoria and comes after a judge said young people were caught up in “stormy social discourse”.
- by Michael Searles
Opinion
Medical Misogyny
Doctors don’t hate women, but we can be idiots when it comes to their health
Just don’t call it medical misogyny. I’m not a misogynist. But it’s fair to say that medicine doesn’t understand women as well as it should.
- by Nicholas Wilcken
‘We looked unreasonable’: Losing credibility, trans activists employ new tactics
After the “painful” election of Donald Trump, some in the movement question the effectiveness of an all-or-nothing approach.
- by Jeremy Peters
Editorial
Crime
Isla’s memory must be honoured with action
It is now commonplace to talk about violence against women as a “national crisis”. But has our response been commensurate with this sort of language?
- The Age's View
In Trump’s America, women don’t feel safe to date. Neither do these Aussies
The 4B movement, a radical feminist movement originating in South Korea, has seen a surge in interest from women in the West.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Iran sets up mental health clinic to ‘treat’ women who refuse to wear hijab
The centre, called the Clinic for Quitting Hijab Removal, is the Islamic Republic’s latest attempt to quash female dissent.
- by Melanie Swan
Opinion
Opinion
Calling men toxic may feel good, but it won’t save a single boy from the ‘manosphere’
When we use school intervention programs that don’t work, we run the risk of making the problem worse than it was before.
- by Ahona Guha
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Trump’s speakers roared and raged. Their focus on men’s issues could be perilous
Donald Trump’s campaign has gone all-in on male voters with an unbridled display of machismo and vulgarity. For Kamala Harris to take the White House, she must win women by more than she loses men.
- by Farrah Tomazin and Michael Koziol
Opinion
US Votes 2024
In the ultimate battle of the sexes in the most visceral of elections, who will prevail?
Trump is running a hypermasculine campaign that is breathtakingly offensive to women, where Harris is public enemy number one. And yet, it appears to be working.
- by Maureen Dowd
In her latest film, Nicole Kidman is a ‘good girl’: The rise of the praise kink
It’s a popular theme in romance fiction and audio erotica, particularly among straight women – but what is a praise kink?
- by Lauren Ironmonger
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