Should women keep their maiden names when they get married? Chido and Christine explore this age-old custom and what it means to them. The two sisters also trade thoughts on Leonardo DiCaprio’s latest Oscar campaign (5th time lucky?), and university student protests in South Africa.

Sources:

The Revenant movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1663202/

Thomas Piketty on South Africa's income inequality: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/06/piketty-south-africa-inequality-nelson-mandela-lecture

Harvard University Study "Making a Name: Women’s Surnames at Marriage and Beyond": http://scholar.harvard.edu/goldin/files/making_a_name_womens_surnames_at_marriage_and_beyond.pdf

Stuff Mom Never Told You "Should married women keep their last names?": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC1hmK8Mc5Y

BBC Magazine "Why should women change their names on getting married?": http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29804450

The struggle is real! Christine and Chido delve into what it's like being black in Australia in addition to recapping the week's trending stories: Lamar Odom's hospitalization and UNSW security scare.

Minority spotlight: https://soundcloud.com/tkaymaidza

Other: http://alltogethernow.org.au/