Feminism
The Mixtape: Lizzie Marvelly
In this week's mixtape, Lizzie Marvelly shares the songs that have travelled around the globe with her. She speaks with Yadana Saw. Audio
Balking at burkini bans misses nearer prejudices
Opinion - We Kiwis may pat ourselves on the back for defying France's burkini ban by putting it on the catwalk - but do we deserve it, asks Lamia Imam.
Leigh Hopkinson: stripping and empathy
Kim Hill talks to Leigh Hopkinson, a New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based writer and editor, whose first book is a memoir about her years working in striptease - Two Decades Naked. Audio
Kiwi soprano premieres feminist opera
New Zealand Soprano Joanne Roughton-Arnold premieres a one woman opera in London this week. Iris Dreaming is based on the life of New Zealand writer and pioneering feminist, Iris Wilkinson, who wrote… Audio
Debbie Stoller: feminism and knitting
Debbie Stoller is the co-founder, co-publisher and editor-in-chief of BUST magazine in New York, and co-edited The BUST Guide to the New Girl Order and The BUST DIY Guide to Life. In 1999, she formed… Audio
Conrad – child, barbarian, visionary
“An artist is a person who materialises ideas”: that definition comes from New Zealand born artist Christina Conrad. The feminist artist was long before her time in her exposure of convention… Video, Audio
Was gender inequality in NZ caused by colonisation? Perhaps not
Courtney Sina Meredith, Dr Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, Dr Pala Molisa; and Rosanna Raymond. talk with Mihingarangi Forbes Audio
Remembering when not everyone was Free to Run
Kathrine Switzer challenged the all-male tradition of the Boston marathon and became the first woman to officially enter and run the event in 1967. She and her New Zealand husband and fellow running… Audio, Gallery
Nights' Pundit - Feminism
Lipstick, waxing and heels - oppression or choice - equality for women with feminist blogger Deborah Russell. Audio
Leila Adu - Scary Love Monster
Princeton-based NZ composer and songwriter Leila Adu about sexism in the industry, ghanaian hip-hop, and her newfound love of the mbira. Audio
Vivian Gornick: re-reading, love, and living alone
Kim Hill talks to the New York journalist, essayist, critic and author about her memoirs Fierce Attachments (1987) and The Odd Woman & the City (2015). Audio
Nights' Pundit - Feminism
Double standard - Women in Politics - Feminist blogger Deborah Russell. Audio
Kate's Klassic: Georgy Girl
Guest host Philippa Tolley and Kate Camp discuss the 1965 novel Georgy Girl by English writer Margaret Forster, who died in February. Audio
Barbara Brookes: a history of New Zealand women
Guest host Philippa Tolley interviews Barbara Brookes, Professor of History at the University of Otago, about her new book A History of New Zealand Women. Audio
Michela Magas and Andrew Dubber: music tech fest
Michela Magas, founder of Stromatolite and the #MusicBricks project, and Andrew Dubber, founder of digital music consultancy group New Music Strategies. Together they run the Berlin Music Tech Fest. Audio
Feminist judges
Could feminism improve judicial decision-making ? What if law experts were to write the "missing" feminist judgment in key NZ cases? The Feminist Judgments Project Aotearoa offers a glimpse of what it… Audio
Pundit - Feminism
Equality for women with feminist blogger Deborah Russell. Flirting, harassment, sexual assault: drawing some lines and who is responsible? Audio
Women discuss "sexism" debate raging among Democrats
The battle to put a woman into the White House for the first time ever has taken a vitriolic turn. Audio
The 'F' word, sexism and music
Lizzie Marvelly, Evelyn Morris and Karyn Hay share their experiences in the music industry with Yadana Saw. Audio
Rachel Syme: selfies - more than looking 'super hot'
Selfies have long been connected to narcissism, but New York writer Rachel Syme is offering a different spin - could selfies really progress the feminist movement? Audio