Feminism
Counting sport stories: Toni Bruce and the sports media
Toni Bruce has been researching the mainstream media for more than 25 years and observing how it represents sport. A former sports journalist, she's now a professor at the University of Auckland's… Audio
Maggie Doherty - Defending Kate Millett
This week, the woman credited with launching the second wave of the feminist movement, Kate Millett, died aged 82. Her 1970 book Sexual Politics sought to analyse patriarchal power in many ways… Audio
M’lady – A Meninist Musical
Men’s rights activists are being put in the spotlight for new musical M’Lady – A Meninist Musical. Written by Cassandra Tse, and James Cain, with music from Michael Stebbings the show morphed from… Audio
Three notorious women: Boldly growing older
For women, ageing comes with many complications. We speak to three women who have done it - gracefully or otherwise.
Science commentator Kathy Campbell
Auckland University's professor Kathy Campell discusses the history of things invented by women, some new thinking about whether T-Rex had feathers and discoveries in the brand-new field of… Audio
Treaty of Waitangi on public display
The Treaty of Waitangi, the Declaration of Independence and the Women's Suffrage Petition will now permanently be on display at He Tohu - an exhibition inside Wellington's National Library. Video, Audio
Nights Pundit - Feminism
Deborah Russell says children learn through play, and if we only make some toys available to either boys, or girls, then we limit learning. Audio
Hungry Girls - Food blogger Nina Powles
Nina Powles describes herself as a 'hungry girl.' This talented young Eurasian writer talks about food, feminism, life in Shanghai and her blog 'Dumpling Queen.' Audio, Gallery
"What happened to grey hair?" Feminists ponders what ageing means today
In this final of a series of three panel discussions about contemporary feminism, Kim Hill talks with four women about 'Ageing and Agency.' Audio
The role of women an an online world which is often hostile towards them
In this second of a series of three panel discussions about contemporary feminism, Megan Whelan talks with four women actively involved with the digital world: Anna Guenther, the co-founder of Pledge… Audio
Marathon woman returns to Boston
Having revolutionised running for women during the Boston Marathon in 1967, Kathrine Switzer is preparing to run the same route again, at 70-years-old. Audio
Making policy, not tea: Second-wave feminists say gender equality still a battle worth fighting
Contemporary Women - Nearly 50 years after the women's liberation movement kicked off in New Zealand, women have access to birth control, abortions and work after having children. JOELLE DALLY asks… Audio
Jessa Crispin: why she's not a feminist
Writer Jessa Crispin says contemporary feminism has lost its way - and the divide between the movement's rhetoric and the real-life experience of women is only getting bigger. Audio
Still fighting for equal pay
Despite years of campaigning the pay gap between men and women remains 12 percent. Prue Hyman is a feminist economist who has spent decades researching gender inequality and advocating solutions. Audio
Pioneering feminist performance art
Berlin-based performance artist Alexa Wilson is doing a new solo work at the Auckland Fringe Festival. She’s one of the pioneers behind feminist performance art in New Zealand and is doing an… Audio
PM's media honeymoon is over
Dealing with the media will be a big part of Bill English's job in election year. Mediawatch looks at the curly questions from the media that brought his short political honeymoon to an abrupt end. Audio
In the driving seat
Not that long ago, women held all of the top-ranking positions in NZ. In this episode of the Eyewitness podcast series, we discover that this is far from the case now. Audio
The Women's March on Washington
What's been heralded as the biggest protest rally in American history will take place place in Washington. The Women's March on Washington is a shot across the bow to the newly sworn in President… Audio