‘I’d like to think that I am inclusive. And yet, sometimes, I find myself asking whether I am inclusive enough.’ Akka Ballenger on inclusivity Continue Reading
Same-sex relationships: how inclusive do you think you are?
Culture
Billboard Activism – Sexism and Geocon
In March Leiden highlighted the way Canberra construction firm Geocon tried to capitalise on IWD. A lot has happened since then including billboard activism Continue Reading
Capitalising on International Women’s Day: What We Can Learn from Geocon
Today International Women’s Day is co-opted by businesses around the world. Here’s what we can learn from Geocon and its IWD Event. Continue Reading
GILLETTE not changing the world, just saving its skin
The world has gone into meltdown over the last couple of days. No, I’m not talking about the heat, I’m talking about the new Gillette marketing campaign. Continue Reading
Leiden Art Director Lexi Keelan does Inktober
All the way back in October, our art director Lexi Keelan took part in Inktober. Her illustrations were too cute not to share Continue Reading
Kathy Lette on Breaking Through: 75 Years of Women in Parliament
On the same day, at the very same moment, that the leadership spill was going down, I was just a hop, skip and a jump away at the Museum of Australian Democracy (MoAD) at Old Parliament House. Instead of checking #libspill every five minutes, I was instead pleasantly distracted from the downfall of our nation by a woman strewn across the desk in the Prime Minister’s Suite. That woman was Kathy Lette, our new Minister for Feminism and Fun. There may not be a real ministry for feminism or fun, but if there was, and there most certainly should… Continue Reading
Jakop Ahlbom’s Horror – An Interview with Performer Silke Hundertmark
Staying up all night watching scary movies and gorging yourself on enough junk food to make you vomit is a right of passage for most young people. It certainly was for Jakop Ahlbom , Dutch auteur and lover of the horror genre. In his hugely successful work Horror, Ahlbom brings together his signature mix of theatre, dance, mime and music to create an immersive experience that will leave you terrified. Featuring special effects rarely seen outside of film, the play follows a woman who returns to her childhood home where, in a series of flashbacks, she is haunted by… Continue Reading
Eurydice Dixon was let down – It’s time for tangible and effective change
Did you know that since the September 11 attacks in 2001 there have been six people killed by terrorists in Australia? This is itself a hideous thing to think about, and it should make us grateful for the anti-terrorist measures that the government and police force are always undertaking. Did you know that since 1 January 2018 there have been thirty women killed in Australia? That is more than one woman killed each week. Really think about it for a moment. Thirty women. And yet, in the federal budget this year, Malcolm Turnbull’s government committed more money to a… Continue Reading