The convoluted ways of patriarchy: An interview with Reem Alsalem, UNSRVAWG
Amber speaks with Ms Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, about her mandate, CEDAW and sex in international law, women’s sex-based protections and rights, porno...
7 Sep 29min
The exemption problem: How a practical default is becoming a developing expectation
Emma is joined by Suzi to examine how the exemption process under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 is coming to function as the default pathway for female-only services, rather than the narrow, tempora...
3 Sep 11min
UN Special Rapporteur sets out concerns at national surrogacy conference
In this episode of The Women's Advocate, Emma and Meg discuss the keynote address delivered by Reem Alsalem, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, at the ARMS nati...
31 Aug 10min
Dr Megan Blake on reforming the Sex Discrimination Act: An interview
Dr Megan Blake is co-counsel for the Lesbian Action Group in its case against the Australian Human Rights Commission, and a member of Sall Grover's legal team in the High Court application in Giggle v...
27 Aug 16min
TUF. Female alignment with male power: What feminist theory says
In this episode of The Unmoved Feminist, Martine and Liv tackle the uncomfortable question of why some women side with male power, police other women, and direct hostility sideways instead of at the s...
20 Aug 13min
Redirected to writing, then left wondering about the surrogacy review: Our time with the ALRC
The Australian Law Reform Commission told stakeholders its surrogacy review was nearly complete. Days earlier, it had quietly been given six more weeks — and nobody will say why. In this episode, Ambe...
13 Aug 12min
Weaponising guilt: Tasmania’s Greens, forced teaming and conversion practices
Emma and Megan discuss the Tasmanian Greens’ draft conversion bill and AAWAA’s submission, using it as a springboard into the “guilt trade” and “forced teaming” of LGB with TQI+. They explore how coll...
6 Aug 10min
Surrogacy, exploitation and law reform: Why women’s rights are the foundational consideration
Emma and Megan look at what is really at stake when Parliament considers surrogacy law reform. Instead of starting with “access” and “barriers”, they focus on the threshold question: should the State ...
3 Aug 13min
