Stephanie Rodgers

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

Category: Violence against women

  • 2017 rewind: Who has to apologise?

    We’re into the top 5 most-read posts on Boots Theory in 2017. First up, we revisit the Metiria Turei story, and ask ourselves why so many people’s lasting impression is,…

  • What I read on my holidays

    We’re still in that quiet time of year where not a lot is happening unless you’re into cricket. Here are a few longer reads I’ve been enjoying over the downtime.…

  • What did she expect?

    The facts are this: a young woman went to Rhythm & Vines. A young man there decided to grope her. She fought back. It was caught on video. And then…

  • Who has to apologise?

    An excellent piece by Maddie Holden at The Spinoff on the sexism of the 2017 election got me thinking. She writes: Enter Metiria Turei. We’re all familiar with the story…

  • Sunday reads

    A few pieces that caught my eye this week. Mark Brown: If you’re asking ‘What real poor person could be at Glastonbury?’ you’ve never been poor Culture makes your world…