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Features
Government puts the fear of God in pro-choice counselling service
Nina Vucetic looks at recent and ongoing attacks on reproductive rights and women's health services from the various levels of government in Australia.
Choice terminated in the bush
Kim Powell reports on the difficulties rural Australian women face when seeking reproductive health services, especially termination. Those who are most socially disadvantaged have little to no choice at all due to both social and geographical isolation.
Mothers lose out
Claire Nemorin looks at the various barriers the Government has put up between mothers and re-entry into the workforce.
Forced birth gains ground
Tae Richards visited the US and found there to be a strong anti-choice sentiment that is expressed through marches, picket lines and propaganda. The US Pro-Choice movement has reason to be worried about their power, but back in Australia our laws are just as prohibitive to choice.
Passive voices
The passive voice is used far too much in the media when the topic of a story is gender motivated violence and intimidation, writes Anna Greer.
Street art goes soft
Like graffiti — only easily removable and arguably less offensive — ‘knit-tagging’ is the latest in public installation, gracing lamp-posts and hand-railings around Sydney. Helen Gregory reports.
Perspective
Modern Woman
Elise Phillips explores the little-recognised struggles that the ‘modern woman’ faces in a man’s world.
ANZAC Day: We who mourn
Jacqueline Pham looks at women’s role in wartime remembrance and finds we are excluded from this defining characteristic of Australian history.
News from the Wo! front
The role of men in feminist struggles
Ania Lucewicz looks at some common myths about feminism and tackles the possible roles for men in the feminist movement.
DIY
Tie me up bag
Frankie Bacon ties up this bag in a stitch.
Arts & Entertainment
The Internet Art Revolution
It’s free, fantastic, and you don’t even have to leave your own home! Whilst some campaigners focus on getting more female artists into mainstream galleries and museums, Sarah Parry encourages us to open up to a world of talented new female artists on the internet.
Gig Review: Catfish — Fictional Dilemmas
Sarah Malik takes a late-night stroll in Darling Harbour, which leads to unexpected discoveries, music and enchantment.
Literature Spot: Madame Bovary
Every issue we invite submission for literary reviews- critical analysis or reflections on poetry or prose (modern or classical), through an imaginative feminist lens. From D.H Lawrence and Sylvia Plath, to Naguib Mahfouz and the Romantic poets- be as creative and open as you like. By Lauren Farrow
Pinkbits
Reproductive Rights Manifesto
By Claire Nemorin
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