Stephanie Rodgers

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

Category: Society

  • Flag referendum 1

    I’m a politics nerd, so of course I was excited to receive my voting papers in the mail for the first part of the flag referendum – despite strongly disagreeing…

  • Inspiration for the day: Dame Helen Mirren

    On why she wishes she’d told people to “f*** off” more: She explained that the phrase is empowering to women especially because we’re so often taught to be polite in…

  • The people win against Talleys

    Congratulations to the members of the Meat Workers Union who have won in court against New Zealand’s most douchebaggy of employers, Talley’s. The Court unanimously decided that the lockout of…

  • When survivors speak out

    Content note: discussion of sexual violence and the experience of survivors. Yesterday I did a round-up of the women’s voices on Twitter talking about recent events in Parliament, where women…

  • Women of #nzpol Twitter: on John Key, David Carter and using rape for political gain

    The “Women of #nzpol Twitter roundup” is brought to you in the interests of amplifying women’s voices in the political debate and also because: If you’re even peripherally aware of what…