Despite having COVID, yes it finally got me, I have penned this for The Big Smoke. It’s about why women are forced to interrupt and why they’ve had to learn to do it nicely. https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2022/12/01/getting-heard-study-proving-women-interrupt-more-than-men-also-shows-theyre-given-fewer-chances-to-speak/
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Menstrual and menopause leave would be a win not just for women, but for all of Australia https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/23/menstrual-and-menopause-leave-would-be-a-win-not-just-for-women-but-for-all-of-australia?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
@MagdaSzubanski @jasongoroncy absolutely, Magda. Theocracies are deadly dangerous for women, LGBTQI people, those of other religions and those with none.
Magda Szubanski@jasongoroncy well, my understanding: separation of church and state was orginally intended to keep religion safe from the state and thereby permit freedom of religion - following on from the various religious persecutions in Britain and Europe.
My view - for a pluralist society to work and not descend into sectarian strife (what with all the different religions etc) it must be under the unifying umbrella of a secular state. Religion and state should be separate - that doesn’t mean religious people can’t be in government. But that they cannot seek to promulgate their religious views through that power. Otherwise - well, that’s theocracy. And that’s dangerous IMHO
My view - for a pluralist society to work and not descend into sectarian strife (what with all the different religions etc) it must be under the unifying umbrella of a secular state. Religion and state should be separate - that doesn’t mean religious people can’t be in government. But that they cannot seek to promulgate their religious views through that power. Otherwise - well, that’s theocracy. And that’s dangerous IMHO
@trib the only elipses under my profile are block report etc.
@Thedatastudent read my book. Coercive control is extremely easy to identify and follows a distinct & predictable pattern. As Jess Hill points out in her excellent ‘See What You Made Me Do’ (read that too) it’s almost as if they’ve read the same playbook.
@trib how do I do that?
This is exactly what I wrote about in ‘The Mother’. This article is excellent & articulated brilliantly why coercive control needs to be criminalised. https://www.rachelwatsonbooks.com/blog1/the-family-court-trap
Coercive Control And The Family Court Trap — Rachel Watson Insight
Leaving a coercively controlling relationship is one of the most stressful and painful times in life. If there is a child involved, dealing with the aftermath is worse. When the victim finds safety, stability and emotional freedom, it is quickly swiped from under them by the family courts. The victi
Sayed fled Afghanistan, found safety in Australia and built a life. Then it was snatched away https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/20/sayed-fled-afghanistan-found-safety-in-australia-and-built-a-life-then-it-was-snatched-away?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Excellent, common sense al article by Courtney Act. https://www.smh.com.au/national/grow-up-senator-kids-reading-about-a-girl-in-pants-is-not-grooming-20221117-p5bz4g.html
