Popular demons? On single motherhood
Words and photos by Natalie Duggan, Single Parents Action Group (link to facebook group). I am a single mother. I was married and pregnant with our second child when my marriage failed, plunging my two children and I into a nightmare that has endured for years. Our emotional distress was quickly overshadowed by housing problems. … Read more
Community services, here to stay
As promised, here are some more images from our action outside Parliament House last Wednesday, the 21st November. All photos by Jarah Backhouse (big thanks to her). The banner with the paper dolls strung across was made by members of F and also by service users from Jannawi, Liverpool Women’s Resource Centre and West St … Read more
Don’t leave us hanging, Barry!
Congrats all on a successful action today, and special thanks to our speakers, Biljana of Jannawi, Shirley of Liverppol Women’s Resource Centre, Corina of F and Linda Burney of the NSW Labor Opposition. Here are a few initial snaps by Michelle Shackleton and Emily McMillan. We’ll have more from our wonderful photographer Jarrah Backhouse soon. … Read more
Barry cuts we bleed: thoughts on community service cuts
The F Collection is a blog project by F that highlights a feminist or women’s rights campaign, group or issue every Monday. Read on! It’s Monday morning and I wish I’d drafted this post last night, but I was drafting an email update instead; inevitable tension between running a website and doing the grunt work of … Read more
Eva Cox on the politics of Income Management
by Eva Cox, Professorial Fellow, Jumbunna IHL UTS. Learn more about income management from the F blog here. This post describes some recent changes which may radically alter the basis of our welfare payments system. The introduction of a series of policies and programs labelled Income Management as part of the NT Intervention, was the start … Read more
Manage This: income management is a feminist issue
By Jane Bullen Income management is a feminist issue In the lead-up to the F Collective event ‘Manage this: Women’s voices on Income Management’ (Tuesday 31 July, 6pm, NSW Teachers Federation Conference Centre, 23-33 Mary Street Surry Hills), I want to write about why I think Income Management is an issue of particular concern to feminists. This is despite … Read more
3Rs – Rights, Roadblocks, Resilience: A challenge to ageism
Action needs to be taken to ensure older women are consulted about key policy decisions that affect their lives. A forum to be held at NSW Parliament House in August will look at ways to empower women and ensure they are getting a say in these decisions. The recent appointment of the Hon. Susan Ryan AO as … Read more
215 Million reasons
… to support Asian Women at Work. The F Collection is a blog project by F that highlights a feminist or women’s rights campaign, group or issue every Monday (or Tuesday when there’s a Monday public holiday… Any excuse). Read on! Do you think every person deserves to have their working rights covered? Then there are … Read more
Big Steps for undervalued work
The F Collection is a blog project by F that highlights a feminist or women’s rights campaign, group or issue every Monday. Read on! This is a guest post by Gabe Kavanagh, F Collective member and Organiser at United Voice. One of the biggest reasons for the dreaded Gender Pay Gap is the undervaluation of feminised … Read more
Scarlet Alliance: sex workers are feminists too
The F Collection is a blog project by F that highlights a feminist or women’s rights campaign, group or issue every Monday. Read on! Sex work: it’s work, and deserves the same protection as other jobs in Australia. That’s the message of Scarlet Alliance, the peak Australian sex worker organisation. They’re hosting a screening of … Read more
