Author Archives: Maia

See No Evil

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Maia

I kind of wish I wasn’t writing a blog right now. I think if I wasn’t writing a blog I’d pay less attention to the news media, and I probably would have taken an “I can’t cope with knowing this” … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Media criticism, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 8 Comments

Representative Charges

Posted on March 13, 2006 by Maia

Today the trial for Clinton Rickards, Bradley Shipton and Robert Schollum began. They are all police officers (Clint Rickards is now an Assistant Police Commissioner) at the time they raped Louise Nicholas. Until now the charges they faced had been … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Whatever | 2 Comments

Up Your Productivity

Posted on March 13, 2006 by Maia

That’s the title of a campaign from the Engineers (just for a tiny bit of context they’re affiliated to the Labour party and are the most right-wing private sector union). Increases in productivity over and above increases in wages is … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like | 3 Comments

Working Mothers

Posted on March 12, 2006 by Maia

There was an article in today’s Sunday Star Times Sunday magazine that was interesting and not completely misogynist. I almost died of shock (for non-New Zealanders Sunday’s speciality is that it no longer calls it’s ‘beauty’ section ‘beauty’ or even … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Economy | 35 Comments

Sunday Protest Blogging: 1981

Posted on March 12, 2006 by Maia

I have a series called Sunday Protest blogging (well I call it that, but this is only the second time I’ve actually managed it – although that’s more Sundays’ fault than mine). I realised that I was spending all my … Continue reading →

Posted in International issues, Race, racism and related issues | 10 Comments

Obviously, some hairy-legged feminist.

Posted on March 11, 2006 by Maia

I always enjoy Ampersand’s link threads, but when I see the word ‘Buffy’ I start making squeals of geeker joy (that’s supposed to be a quote from Ted, but it may not be accurate). So I was really interested in … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc., Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 20 Comments

Louise Nicholas

Posted on March 10, 2006 by Maia

In 1986 Louise Nicholas was raped by three policeman. She has tried to get justice since, and had been unable to. Finally, almost 20 years later, those were charged. The trial is currently taking place in Auckland. Most details of … Continue reading →

Posted in Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 66 Comments

Just in case you thought it was safe to be a woman

Posted on March 10, 2006 by Maia

Abortion has been in the news again here. Staff at the Waitemata District Health Board refuse to do late second trimester abortions on mental health grounds, so the District Health Board is subsidising women who are going to Australia to … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Feminism, sexism, etc, Whatever | 6 Comments

Many Stones Can Form An Arch; Singly None

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Maia

Audra Williams has a really interesting piece about feminists in their 20s and early 30s on Rabble. I felt a little anxious about writing about it first, because I disagreed with her to the point where I was highly annoyed … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Whatever | 30 Comments

But it's murder just the same

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Maia

Yesterday, Robert James McGowan died when the mine he was working at flooded work yesterday. It was a private mine on the West Coast of New Zealand that employed just 6 people. This sort of thing is always called an … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like, Whatever | 17 Comments