Stephanie Rodgers

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

Category: Society

  • “Labour values” are more than a talking point

    If there’s a sure bet in New Zealand politics (besides “don’t rule out Winston”) it’s this: when a Labour candidate wants to reassure a Labour audience that they’ve got the…

  • QOTD: Aunty Helen on women, leadership and NZ

    Great interview of our former Prime Minister in the Sunday Star-Times yesterday, including these gems on the campaign to elect a woman Secretary-General of the UN: “I’m of the view…

  • Older white men paid double young ethnic women

    That’s not my headline. That’s Stuff’s business section’s headline. Middle-aged white men might be sick of being cast as villains, but a report suggests they should check their privilege. And…

  • Wacky 80s hijinks

    (Content note: sexual assault, pranking) But don’t worry, dudes, they don’t even use the words “rape culture”.

  • Improve your lexicon: have some balls

    I’m on a never-ending quest to improve my vocabulary – both by expanding it, and by getting rid of some of the more objectionable, oppressive language which we all use…