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Donald Trump’s women problem is so bad that he is breaking up relationshipsPosted by Anne Summers on 10 October 2016
Donald Trump might be wreaking havoc with all the traditions of United States presidential politics but that’s apparently nothing compared with what’s happening on the home front, where planning to vote for the Republican candidate is increasingly becoming a relationship ender. The US media, mainstream and social, have suddenly honed in on stories about couples who can no longer tolerate … Read More
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Howard trashes Menzies’ legacy on gender equalityPosted by Anne Summers on 09 September 2016
By Anne Summers Photograph: Glen McCurtayne I won’t be holding my breath, but it would be nice if John Howard paid tribute to his hero and mentor Sir Robert Menzies’ initiatives to promote women in public life in his television series Howard on Menzies: Building Modern Australia, which debuts tomorrow night on the ABC. I’m not expecting it because … Read More
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Domestic violence and race ‘industry’ attack beyond palePosted by Anne Summers on 09 September 2016
By Anne Summers Photo: Eddie Jim I think most of us would agree that mocking someone for their suffering and attendant misery is a cruel and abhorrent thing to do. Un-Australian even, given we like to think we are the kind of country that extends a hand to those who are down on their luck or who have suffered … Read More
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It’s time for feminists to use that other ‘f’ wordPosted by Anne Summers on 09 September 2016
by Anne Summers Illustration: Cathy Wilcox Now that it is pretty much de rigueur for everyone to call herself (or himself) a feminist, we should consider what that actually means. Joining the f-brigade in recent times have been such luminaries of politics and entertainment as US President Barack Obama, Beyonce, Emma Watson, Malcolm Turnbull, Bill Shorten, Justin Trudeau, … Read More
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Trump: doing what he does bestPosted by Anne Summers on 09 September 2016
By Anne Summers Photograph: Bloomberg If you think that with his recent attacks on a crying baby and the Muslim parents of a dead soldier or his apparent willingness to use nuclear weapons, or his use of details from a confidential security briefing, or even his outright refusal to endorse leading Republicans, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Arizona Senator John … Read More
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Women force changes at Fox News after Ailes sexual harassment scandalPosted by Anne Summers on 07 July 2016
Picture: Reuters/Fred Prouser by Anne Summers If you thought the shenanigans at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland were the weirdest thing happening in America this week, you would be wrong. Mind-boggling and frightening as it is, the Trump circus is almost being outplayed by a high-powered drama that will have equally potent ramifications for conservative politics in the US. … Read More
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Are women on the brink of gaining global economic and financial power?Posted by Anne Summers on 07 July 2016
The last frontier for women in power is finally in sight Date July 9, 2016 by Anne Summers Consider this: within six months, by the end of January when the next US president is sworn in, it is highly likely that three of the world’s top five economies will be run by women, at a time when women also head … Read More
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Women are behind from the startPosted by Anne Summers on 06 June 2016
By Anne Summers Illustration by Simon Bosch Is it coincidence or is it causal? Is there a correlation between the number of women holding seats, or likely to win one next Saturday, and that federal parliamentary party’s policy on women? Can we see a connection between numbers of women and quality of policy? At first glance, it would seem so. … Read More
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Hillary Clinton’s everlasting battlePosted by Anne Summers on 06 June 2016
Illustration: Simon Bosch By Anne Summers Making history as the first woman to win the presidential nomination of a major US political party will probably turn out to be the easiest part of Hillary Clinton’s gruelling trek to the White House. She has to figure out how to campaign against the erratic and irascible Donald Trump without resorting to … Read More
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Potts Point vanishes for Wentworth votersPosted by Anne Summers on 06 June 2016
By Anne Summers Illustration: Simon Bosch Spoiler alert: this is a very inner-Sydney story. Who would have thought that an electoral redistribution could cause such existential angst? Location, location, location might be the first rule of real estate but surely it’s immaterial when it comes to casting your federal vote? Not in Paddington, apparently. And, as a result, some Potts … Read More