In Filling the Space the Quantum Leap ensemble explore the dynamic relationship of body and architecture. Emma and James Batchelor discuss the work Continue Reading
Filling the Space: In Conversation with dancer and choreographer James Batchelor
Culture
Prima Facie: What happens when it’s her word against his?
Prima Facie is an award winning new play that explores our Australian legal system and what happens when it’s her word against his Continue Reading
Same-sex relationships: how inclusive do you think you are?
‘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
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