Podcast – GLADIES

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#FreeToMove – tackling sexual assault in clubs and negative representation of partying in anti-binge drinking campaigns

https://thegladies.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/freetomove4.mp3 Writer, gender studies major, feminist and intelligent babe Izzy Combs started #FreeToMove when she pointed out in her article for Stoney Roads that while Australia’s party community is happy to reject ‘coward punches’ and fight for fewer restrictions on lockout laws, when it comes to sexual assault in clubs, it seems to be accepted as norm. Izzy is trying to spur a change in the culture by starting a conversation, creating a Free To...

May 14, 2015

Betty Grumble, the politics of female nudity, and eco-sexual feminism

https://thegladies.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/betty-grumbleedit9.mp3 I’m joined by performance artist Emma Maye – the face behind surreal showgirl, feminist clown and former child beauty pageant queen, Betty Grumble – to talk the politics of female nudity; maintaining the rage; and eco-sexual feminism. Download (or rate!) on iTunes . Stream (and rate!) on Stitcher . Then do all those other cool things like follow The Gladies on Twitter , and be likeable on Facebook . Tunes between chat thanks t...

Apr 29, 2015

Swipe Right: dating apps, ethics and algorithms

https://thegladies.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/online-dating_finaledit4.mp3 Launching off a talk at the Saint James Ethics Centre, this week I look into online and app dating; the ethics around app dating; the algorithms curating matches; our unintentional racism; and the ways men and women use app dating differently. Can’t be bothered hanging around here on the website to listen? Me neither! Download it via iTunes! Music: Home, This Mess Keep On Running, Garbiel Garzon-Montano Sources: Why two ...

Mar 30, 2015

All About Women wrap: The bits that make you go hmmmmm

https://thegladies.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/the-gladies-episode-10-all-about-women-wrap.mp3 You may have missed the bevy of intelligent women to grace the Opera House at All About Women a week or so ago but I’ve wrapped up what I thought were the best moments, most interesting quotes, and interesting ideas. Can’t be bothered hanging around the website to listen? Me neither! Download on iTunes for ultimate convenience! Panel: How to be a Feminist Anita Sarkeesian: What I couldn’t say Sylvia Ea...

Mar 18, 2015

Potential Prime Minister Julie Bishop

https://thegladies.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/9-prime-minister-bishop.m4a This week(end) an emergency talk about the #libspill around potential future Julia Bishop, whether Australia is ready for another female leader they didn’t vote in, and Kim Kardashian again attempting to #breaktheinternet. Can’t be bothered hanging around the website to listen? Me neither! Download on iTunes for ultimate convenience!...

Feb 08, 2015

Femvertising

As feminism enjoys the limelight thanks to timeliness, a few celebrities jumping on the bandwagon, and some stars aligning, advertisers are starting to capitalise on the wave (can we call it a wave yet?). This week, we look at how brands are influencing or being influenced by feminism, and what that means for the cause. Can’t be bothered hanging around the website to listen? Me neither! Download on iTunes for ultimate convenience! https://thegladies.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/femvertising_take2...

Feb 03, 2015

Body Image, Food Anxieties and Beyonce

https://thegladies.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/the-gladies-6.mp3 After Women’s Hour in-depth podcast on body image , we discuss how our mothers influenced our own, and the unusual eating habits or food anxieties we’ve developed in a body conscious society. This was also the week that Lena Dunham’s nudity was again thrown into the spotlight, with critics labelling it confusing as her body apparently can’t be stereotypically titillating. Finally we discuss Beyonce as a feminist, and if her three-p...

Jan 28, 2014

#BeautifulSuffering

https://thegladies.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/the-gladies-episode-5_-beautiful-suffering.mp3 With social media becoming increasingly intertwined into our personal identities and social lives, young girls and boys are using it to gain validation. The trend of “Am I ugly or pretty” videos sees tween-aged girls – and some boys – detail being told they are ugly by school friends before putting the question of its truth to the unforgiving internet. Similar to this over sharing of incredibly personal...

Dec 08, 2013

Dirty Feminism

https://thegladies.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/the-gladies-dirty-feminism.m4a Subscribe on iTunes When feminism has achieved so much, why are women – particularly female celebrities – afraid of being identified as a feminists? Today we sit down with one proud feminist, Chloe Hazelwood, to talk about the misunderstandings of feminism and how there is so much more to the movement than bra burning....

Nov 17, 2013

Don Jon and gender roles

https://thegladies.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/the-gladies-5-don-jon-edit.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes The influence of porn on women has been extensively discussed, but what about on men? Joseph Gorden-Levitt’s new film Don Jon explores how porn shapes male gender roles, pressuring them to be the dominating porn star by the bedroom and yet a sensitive romantic outside it (virgin/whore complex anyone??). With this we lead into a discussion on the expectations for men and women in relationships, the f...

Nov 13, 2013

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