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June 4, 2025 Ming Gao, _Lund University_ and Joanna Elfving-Hwang, _Curtin University_ Gender conflict subtly but powerfully shaped South Korea’s election. June 2, 2025 Jessica Ford,

_University of Adelaide_ Women are routinely degraded for entertainment in popular culture, from rap to reality TV. It’s packaged and sold as empowering and ‘good for women’. May 14, 2025

Anthea Taylor, _University of Sydney_ Each of these writers, in their own way, modelled what it is to be an ‘inconvenient’ woman – something we need now, perhaps more than ever. May 9, 2025

Michelle Arrow, _Macquarie University_ Australian second-wave feminist Beatrice Faust was a lifelong advocate for abortion law reform. She resisted narratives of victimhood, despite a grim

childhood. May 7, 2025 Jye Marshall, _Swinburne University of Technology_ K-pop’s Lisa and Sabrina Carpenter both opted for leggy looks at this year’s Met Gala. But the origins of going

pantless can be traced back several decades. May 5, 2025 Hannah Forsyth, _University of New England_ Cordelia Fine’s Patriarchy Inc. demonstrates that inequality is a result of policies,

written and unwritten, within workplaces and across the economy. April 29, 2025 Ina Seethaler, _Coastal Carolina University_ A gender studies expert explains why the Trump administration’s

claim that everyone is male or female defies science and ignores the complexity of human sexuality. April 24, 2025 Judith Brett, _La Trobe University_ Faust is best remembered as the founder

of the Women’s Electoral Lobby. But there was much more to her than just that. April 20, 2025 Iva Glisic, _The University of Western Australia_ Sofi Oksanen draws on her family’s history of

Soviet colonisation and reports of the war in Ukraine to argue Russia uses violence against women as a weapon of war. March 26, 2025 Laura O'Flanagan, _Dublin City University_ There

were opportunities to give Snow White more agency. Instead she is still waiting for a kiss from a man she hasn’t consented to. March 18, 2025 Frances Egan, _Monash University_ Dream Count is

another bold, honest endeavour from Adichie to cut through hackneyed schema and really see people. March 18, 2025 Sharha, _Cardiff Metropolitan University_ Often dismissed as a manual for

sexual positions, the Kamasutra is, in fact, a radical text that champions women’s pleasure and autonomy. March 13, 2025 Colleen English, _Penn State_ Since its start in 1935, roller derby

has evolved from a Depression-era fad to TV spectacle to an unabashedly feminist sport that subverts gender norms. March 7, 2025 Heejung Chung, _King's College London_ Recognising that

some men feel left behind doesn’t mean giving in to misogynists. March 7, 2025 Hind Elhinnawy, _Nottingham Trent University_ Increased access to education and healthcare has shattered the

notion of women as passive, opening up a world of new opportunities. March 7, 2025 Sheree Bekker, _University of Bath_ and Stephen Mumford, _Durham University_ Maher’s popularity signals a

generational shift. March 7, 2025 Ramona Zharfpeykan, _University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau_ Diversity in leadership isn’t just about ticking boxes. New research on lisetd New Zealand

companies finds it’s also about making businesses stronger. March 6, 2025 Camilla Nelson, _University of Notre Dame Australia_ First published in 1976, The Hite Report has sold more than 50

million copies. The book is an extraordinarily rich artefact in the archive of human intimacy. February 28, 2025 Lucy Ella Rose, _University of Surrey_ The intimate Bread and Roses Theatre

creates an immersive experience. February 17, 2025 Catherine Kevin, _Flinders University_ Caroline Darian bears ‘a crushing double burden’ as the daughter of Gisèle Pelicot and her

tormentor. In her memoir, she processes her trauma by fighting for change.