Feminism
BANG! Season 2 Episode 4: Man O' Man
'Toxic masculinity' is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot these days but a lot of guys seem not to like it... Maybe it's the 'toxic' part? In this episode of BANG! Melody Thomas takes a trip to a… Audio
Saraid Cameron and Amelia Reynolds - Cult Show
Auckland-based best friends and actors Saraid Cameron and Amelia Reynolds have devised, written and are about to perform a work called Cult Show: The Revitalisation of the New Zealand Women's… Audio
Camille Paglia - Free Women, Free Men
Feminist author and academic Camille Paglia joins Kim to talk about her latest book - a collection of her essays on modern feminism called Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism. Paglia is the… Audio
Pirate Mystery: the story of Charlotte Badger
Charlotte Badger was one of the first European women to live in New Zealand. She was also a pirate... or at least that's the traditional story. In this special episode of Black Sheep, recorded live at… Audio
Number of businesswomen in leadership roles drops to 14-year low
While International Women's Day is being celebrated today, the number of women in senior management roles in New Zealand has fallen to its lowest point in 14 years, a new report has found. Audio
Footpaths are a feminist issue
Urban planner Katie Matchett contends we’ve built transportation systems that discount women’s travel needs and our communities are the worse for it. Audio
Informing Feminism
Making her debut on Nights as our new feminist pundit - replacing Deborah Russell, who is now a Labour MP - the MP for New Lynn - is the Tamaki Makaurau based writer, critic and student, Miriama… Audio
She will move you: NZ female producers that rule
If you paid attention to most festival lineups and top paid DJ lists, you’d be forgiven for thinking electronic music is only made by men. Melody Thomas meets some local electronic producers and DJs…
The Egg and Sperm Race
After giving up her childhood dream of becoming the world's greatest ballerina, Sacha Jones acquired a family, an education (PhD) and a job teaching politics. Nothing funny about that you'd think… Audio
NZX reveals slow uptake on gender equality
Businesses still have a long way to go to bring about greater levels of diversity, according to industry experts.
New Zealand's first Girls Rock! Camp
Girls Rock! Camp is a worldwide movement that aims to help young women between the ages of 12 - 17 build confidence, empowerment and foster social change via music. The first NZ camp was held last… Video, Audio
Dropping an anvil on sexism: It had to be Oprah
Opinion - Stories of sexual harassment and abuse too often become about one bad person doing isolated bad things, in a vacuum. At the Golden Globes Oprah stood up and said 'not this time', writes…
2017: In this year of feminism
Opinion -There were wins for feminism in 2017 but they have been tempered by some confronting indignities. Either way, it's been an unequivocally intense year to be a woman in New Zealand, writes Lean…
Teaching little goddesses: Lucie McQuilkan
In 2006 Auckland fashion designer Lucie Boshier was 24 and the next big thing in Kiwi fashion. She was also controversial and two years later she closed her shop, and later disappeared like fairy dust… Audio
The PSUSY posse
Jaya Beach-Robertson and Aria Dehar are the talented team behind the New Zealand (and decidedly NSFW) web series PSUSY. Audio
Body Double: Julia Croft and Karin McCracken
Long before the hashtag #MeToo began and the dark underbelly of abuse of women in Hollywood came to light, two New Zealand women were exploring, for a theatre piece, women's sexuality in both negative… Video, Audio
Playboy founder Hefner 'commodified' sexual revolution
The debate over the publication of magazines like Playboy have resurfaced following the death of the magazine's founder Hugh Hefner.
Hefner died yesterday aged 91. Playboy combined softcore… Audio
Composer Victoria Kelly
Jesse Mulligan's guest is composer, performer and music producer Victoria Kelly. Victoria is also the Director of New Zealand Membership at APRA AMCOS - The Australasian Performing Rights… Audio
National Council of Women: Vanisa Dhiru
The National Council of Women has marked its 100 year anniversary with its annual national conference, held in Christchurch, the home of Kate Sheppard, who founded the organisation. The theme was "A… Audio
Dame Judith Potter: Life and Influences
Dame Judith Potter became the first woman president of a District Law Society - Auckland - in 1988 and the first woman President of the New Zealand Law Society in 1991. She was appointed to the High… Audio, Gallery