14 Dec 2018

Best features of 2018: gender

3:15 pm on 20 December 2018

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.

(Facing the camera) Noelle McCarthy, Henry Law, Zoe Lawton

Photo: Auckland War Memorial Museum / Max Lemesh Photography

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.

Soraya Chemaly, author of 'Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women’s Anger'

Photo: Soraya Chemaly / Twitter

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.

Clementine Ford

Photo: supplied

Baljit Dheil: women caring for women

A Punjabi mother’s determination to overcome her depression led her to help other migrant women.

Baljit Dheil (second from left), stands next to Abha Khanna, and Soni Dheil celebrate their culture with other women.

Photo: Supplied

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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Photo: RNZ

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. 

business, motherhood, multi-tasking, family and people concept - businesswoman with baby calling on phone at office

Photo: 123rf

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.

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? 

What does it mean to be a woman of colour in a predominantly white society?

Photo: Creative Commons

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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Photo: alexkich/123RF

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.

Transgender teen Awa Puna

Photo: http://docedge.nz/film/born-this-way-awas-story/

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.

Soft plastic packaging recycling bin

Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller

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