"Feminism has fought no wars. It has killed no opponents. It has set up no concentration camps, starved no enemies, practiced no cruelties. Its battles have been for education, for the vote, for better working conditions, for safety in the streets, for child care, for social welfare, for rape crisis centres, women’s refuges, reforms in the law. If someone says, ‘Oh, I’m not a feminist’, I ask, ‘Why? What’s your problem?’"
- Dale Spender, Man Made Language.
Mar 10 -
IN 2013, THE UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG CUT ITS GENDER STUDIES MAJOR, declaring that it was not "cost effective". I don't know about you, but I don't look to my uni for cost efficiency. If I want cost efficiency, I go to Ikea. WE BELIEVE THAT STUDYING GENDER IS THE FIRST STEP TO MAKING OUR SOCIETIES MORE EQUAL. This blog documents the lectures and work of the UOW Free School, a student run, academic project replacing and reshaping gender studies in 2013.