Stephanie Rodgers

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

Tag: discrimination

  • Discrimination isn’t accidental

    This is probably not surprising to any women who are in academia: New research show there’s a considerable gap between men and women when it comes to being promoted to…

  • The myth of hiring on merit: James Shaw at the CTU conference

    Green co-leader James Shaw announced at the CTU conference last week that in any future government, when the Greens are at the Cabinet table, at least half of their seats…

  • What do you earn?

    Helen Kelly linked to an advice column in the Herald which suggests that while it’s perfectly okay to ask people how much they paid for their house, it’s a no-no…

  • Sexism, babies, and our assumptions about work

    It’s 2015, and we’re constantly told that sexism is over, feminism has had its day, and would you nagging witches please just simmer down already? And then this happens: An…

  • QOTD on being “fiscally conservative but socially liberal”

    From Greta Christina at Raw Story, Here are 7 things people who say they’re ‘fiscally conservative but socially liberal’ don’t understand: You can’t separate fiscal issues from social issues. They’re…