Identity, which is at the heart of wokeness, is often regarded as the most fundamental thing we have. But clinging too hard to your identity can lead to an emphasis on what makes us different, rather than what we all might have in common. In a conversation at All About Women 2019 with broadcaster Jan Fran, stylist and cultural commentator Ayishat Akanbi considers the radical power of kindness. Together they discuss the limits of identity, the gendered nature of image, and how to transcend the superficial to form meaningful connections.

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On the eve of International Women’s Day in 2015, five activists were arrested in China for handing out stickers about sexual harassment. They were jailed for 37 days. These young feminist activists bring a message of resistance to the traditional role of wife and mother, posing a threat to the Communist Party's vision of family as foundation of political stability. Journalist and scholar Leta Hong Fincher spoke with Fauziah Ibrahim in an electric session on why feminism poses the greatest threat to China’s authoritarian regime today.

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The 2016 US election brought the white working class to the forefront of the political conversation. Join Sarah Smarsh as she discusses her experience growing up poor and female in America with the ABC's Cassie McCullagh.

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How can women in power can affect social change? A leading voice in international conversations on these issues, Tina Tchen has been instrumental in spearheading the Time’s Up movement’s Legal Defense Fund. Join Tina Tchen as she talks with Edwina Throsby about Time's Up and diversity at work.

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Women are taught from birth to repress their rage. But what would happen if women learnt to embrace anger, and unleash it upon the world?

At All About Women 2019 writer and activist Soraya Chemaly called for an ungendering of emotion for the benefit of everybody.

In this rousing session hosted by Fauziah Ibrahim she discusses ways women can joyfully express and find power in their rage.

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Women, on average, earn less than men, and retire with half the super.

It's so simple to procrastinate on getting your finances together. And women are definitely not helped by the forces stacked against us. We live in a world where the gender pay gap is still 14.6%, and half of heterosexual divorces see women left destitute. Statistically, women are more economically disadvantaged than men. 

At All About Women 2019, Vanessa Paterson, Melinda Howes and Rebecca Huntley share the skills that no one ever taught you about saving smarter, earning more, and setting yourself up for life.

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Recorded in 2018, The Motherload was a discussion about contemporary parenting. It featured feminist icon and media commentator, Clementine Ford; Afro-Caribbean Australian writer and slam poet, Maxine Beneba Clarke; and social researcher, Dr Rebecca Huntley untangling the rules, regulations and ridiculousness of parenting. With chair Fenella Kernebone, this panel of experts (and mothers) discussed how we might dismantle the seemingly intractable gender norms that tether femininity to domesticity.

 

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In 2017, journalist Gemma Hartley's Harper's Bazaar article "Women Aren't Nags - We're Just Fed Up" was viewed over two billion times. Bringing long overdue awareness to the daunting reality of emotional labour in our lives, Hartley defines the largely invisible but demanding, time-consuming, and exhausting "worry work" that falls disproportionately and unfairly on all women - no matter what economic class or level of education. This household admin of mothers and wives is based on the assumption that women are better at feeling and expressing emotions.

She was in conversation with Cassie McCullagh at All About Women 2019.

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Hip-hop is known for misogyny and sexism. Some of the genre's most famous figures continue to have worldwide success despite allegations of violence against women. Extraordinary journalist Joan Morgan's book, She Begat This: Twenty Years of the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill tracks the artist's rise in the male dominated R&B scene, and comes to us to investigate the complex relationship of black feminism to hip-hop. This session was chaired by triple j's Linda Marigliano.

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Feminism is in a constant state of evolution - so, where will it go next? Hear from some of the world's most dynamic young activists and thinkers about what to expect in 2019 and beyond. Featuring Tunisian activist Aya Chebbi, British cultural commentator Ayishat Akanbi, Indigenous artist and activist Aretha Brown with Saturday Paper editor Maddison Connaughton, this panel considers where feminism might head next.

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