Stephanie Rodgers

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

Category: Sex and gender

  • Getting more women into Parliament

    Natwatch posted recently at The Standard about National’s difficulty finding enough women to put into Cabinet, and EEO Commissioner Dr Jackie Blue, herself a former National MP, has also called…

  • He said/she said: Aaron Smith

    Part one of a probably-eternal series where Rob and Stephanie each share their thoughts on a topical, annoying issue. [Content note: discussion of assault and non-consent] Rob says: Oh for…

  • Beware, creepy men of the right: Rawshark returns (briefly)

    An old handle flickered back into life briefly this afternoon: In 2014 I dumped: https://t.co/UhZSYEYyar — Whaledump2 (@whaledump2) September 14, 2016 Rawshark – presuming the account is still held and operated…

  • A great few days for sexism in New Zealand

    Team, I can’t. https://twitter.com/bootstheory/status/773346276314230784 But who needs feminism any more? Let’s just lean in, amirite? If you haven’t been keeping a keen eye on the ongoing I’m talking about this…

  • Rugby culture does not have to be a toxic dump of bigotry

    Sigh. Chiefs players also hired a stripper on the night one of them was caught chanting a homophobic slur toward teammates. Franchise bosses have confirmed a stripper was engaged by players for…