Almost four decades of neoliberalism has hit New Zealand beneficiaries hard, especially large numbers of solo mothers on benefits. They have become the most demonised of beneficiaries, as seen in the impact of sanctioning parents (96% of whom are women) for failing to name the other parent of their child.
It’s incredible that the Government is happy to waste so much political capital on laws for which no cogent case has been made.
In the month that Women’s Liberation Aotearoa launches its new website, it seems fitting to recall those feminists who went before us.
The young women’s frustration with being abused, being unable to speak up, and seeing no consequences for male behaviour was clear from the signs, which read: “Our bodies are not your conversation starters”, “My assaulter got a second chance”, and “No more excuses, dismantle rape culture.”
At the Speak Up For Women event in Wellington on 15 July, a person made the claim that the place name “Whakatāne” commemorates a trans man. This whakaaro is a response to that claim.
Contact Us
womensliberationaotearoa@gmail.com
Please email us for membership details, essays you’d like published or anything else you’d like to bring to our attention.