Stephanie Rodgers

Feminist, leftie, green māmā from Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Category: Issues

  • Assuming justice and creating justice

    I’ve been thinking about politics, assumptions, and justice. I sat in on a recording of The Egonomist on Friday – thanks for having me there, guys! – and we discussed…


  • No excuse for WINZ’s mistreatment of people in need

    Yesterday one woman’s story blew the lid on our government’s treatment of beneficiaries. Sarah Wilson’s post on her ongoing struggles just to get Work and Income to do their job…


  • Happy International (Working) Women’s Day!

    The official theme of International Women’s Day this year is “Inspiring Change”. It’s a little vague, a little aspirational, not too confrontational – fairly typical for this kind of awareness-raising…


  • How to build better beggars

    In the United States, the street beggars have great patter. Despite what South Park would have us believe, when you walk down the main street of a major city, you…


  • It’s past time for fair employment laws

    After David Cunliffe’s state of the nation speech at the end of January, the spotlight was, appropriately, on the big policy announcement he made: the Best Start package for Kiwi…