By Patrick McTague. Edited by Jessica Sutton. A common trend seen whenever a group of people are fighting for rights, for equality, or for justice, is others attacking the group for not including them. This selfish mindset is especially prevalent as a means to attack feminism, with men using different reasons to discredit the movement. … Continue reading What About Me?
Category: Privilege
#TradWives: The Troubling Trend Attacking Equality
By Jessica Sutton. It’s the bizarre trend which has sparked controversy in Britain and the USA: meet the TradWives, women who pride themselves on “submitting to their husbands like it's 1959”.[1] One TradWife blogger, Alena Pettitt, describes this ideology as the “New Stepford”, where women should stay home as the perfect housewife, docile, obedient and … Continue reading #TradWives: The Troubling Trend Attacking Equality
Don’t Meet Your Heroes
By Patrick McTague. Edited by Jessica Sutton. This month in New Zealand, Sevu Reece re-signed with New Zealand Rugby and the Crusaders until 2022. This comes after a breakout rookie year for the rugby star in 2019, as the top try scorer for the competition and a call up to the All Blacks. And all … Continue reading Don’t Meet Your Heroes
Male Ego: Handle With Care
By Patrick McTague. Edited by Jessica Sutton. Fragile male ego. It’s a term that gets thrown about a fair bit. But what do I mean by that? And how is it overcome? When I use the term fragile male ego, I am referring to that part of some men that cannot fathom a woman being … Continue reading Male Ego: Handle With Care
Popping Bubbles
As part of She's Right's participation in 16 days of activism to end violence against women, each article will be dedicated to a New Zealand woman who has lost her life due to gender-based violence. This article is dedicated to Crystal-Lee Selwyn, killed by a man on 26 November 2019 at the age of 38. … Continue reading Popping Bubbles