Forced alignment: Defending our feminist tradition

Forced alignment: Defending our feminist tradition

Emma and Liv push back against the mischaracterisation of women's rights organisations advocating for sex-based protections as 'right-wing', 'reactionary', or 'extremist'. They trace the feminist lineage of our advocacy through second-wave traditions, materialist analysis, and campaigns against prostitution, surrogacy, pornography, and male violence. From 'forced alignment' tactics that delegitimise our positions, to the conflation of sex with gender identity in law and policy, Emma and Liv explain why defending female-only spaces, critiquing gender as hierarchy, and opposing exploitation of women's bodies remain core feminist concerns—and why reclaiming our political tradition is essential to protecting women's rights today.

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Voices in this podcast are AI-generated clones of real, named AAWAA members, created and used with their informed consent to help amplify women's words and stories. All scripts and spoken content are written by AAWAA women, and all editorial judgement, fact-checking, and production decisions remain entirely human. AI is used only to voice this content: never to generate, alter, or invent what is said. Learn more at womensadvocacy.net.



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Redirected to writing, then left wondering about the surrogacy review: Our time with the ALRC

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Weaponising guilt: Tasmania’s Greens, forced teaming and conversion practices

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6 Aug 10min

Surrogacy, exploitation and law reform: Why women’s rights are the foundational consideration

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3 Aug 13min

Official words, worsening record: Australia's draft UN report

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23 Juli 10min

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