The Hand Mirror

Dear Lush, I wish to advise you of the sub-optimal performance of your "Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair" shower gel, purchase...

I'm watching Gareth Morgan make some great points in his press conference.  He's trying very hard to wrestle the media towards old-f...

I have a boyfriend (please leave me alone) Yes I am totally mentally distraught about this pregnancy and would get lots worse if I had to ...

Content note: discusses sexual violence, transphobia and anal sex. The tidal wave of critique Teen Vogue set off by writing an anal sex 10...

Look I know it's probably unexpected, but I don't support a female Doctor Who. Why would we do that?  Why would we pretend that it...

Two big Auckland opportunities coming up in August Women's Choice Election Forum - 7th August, 7pm, University of Auckland Held ever...

In between the Comey/Trump and British election news this morning was this:   Colin Craig is planning to sue Rachel MacGregor for defamation...

If you ever notice that I say chicken oddly, then know that it is because I worked at a fast food outlet called Chick-Inn every Friday night...

It happened, it finally happened; Early's first tantrum, a few weeks from turning two. He decided to really really go for it.  At St L...

What:  Feminist Parenting Forum Who:  Put on by the Auckland Women's Centre , featuring a stellar panel of Emily Writes, Tania Pouwh...

The clamour for consent education in high schools is growing post the Wellington College rape comments, from journalists to petitions to s...

A few things it may help to understand, from my personal observations of being very anti-abortion until I was about 16, then increasingly p...

Wellington College hit the media yesterday in ways their leadership team will not be enjoying - two of their boys were posting comments enco...

So there's new local research out today that the gender pay gap is a) real and b) primarily due to conscious and unconscious bias. Fir...

Feminism that includes trans women - and indeed trans and non-binary gender people all across the spectrum - is not a "nice to have...

I've been on a lot of marches, organised a few too.  I used to get very affected by the crowd feeling, overwhelmed, which isn't a pr...

There is a whopping conflict of interest buried in a horrifying article I want to write about today.  First the horrifying bit:  Professor ...

"Do you really think it's ok for us to get here so early, John?  Doesn't strike you as a little, well, unfair to hold the leade...

As a little girl growing up I briefly hated Helen Clark because I realised she would likely be NZ's first female prime minister and beat...