The Gutting and Gagging of Feminist Women's Refuges

UPDATED: The Gutting And Gagging Of Feminist Women's Refuges

Domestic Violence Centres under Government Assault

Domestic Violence Centres Under NSW Govt Assault

A new Milgram type experiment has found one particular group held steady and refused destructive orders: "women who had previously participated in rebellious political activism such as strikes or occupying a factory."

The study also found that people holding left-wing political views were less willing to hurt others. One particular group held steady and refused destructive orders: “women who had previously participated in rebellious political activism such as strikes or occupying a factory.”

http://mic.com/articles/92479/psychologists-have-uncovered-a-troubling-feature-of-people-who-seem-nice-all-the-time

"One of the boys had access to R-rated movies, and so he'd come in and for boys who don't have exposure to that kind of media, it was kind of an initiation"

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/how-boys-teach-each-other-to-be-boys/372246/

Feminists in disbelief as Refuges handed over to Religious Charities

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/pru-gowards-tender-touch-brushes-women-aside-20140626-zsmjr.html#ixzz35vbaFdZ5

Closure of Womens Refuges

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/womens-refuges-closing-down-after-reform-fails-them-20140619-zse72.html

Greens campaign to decriminalise abortion in NSW

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/greens-launch-push-to-decriminalise-abortion-in-nsw-20140618-zsdmj.html

Conservative Sydney Anglicans continue to oppose women as priests

The Church of England has finally agreed to appoint women bishops, but the Sydney Anglicans continue to oppose admitting women to the priesthood. Their opposition is based on a claim that the Bible requires women to submit to their husbands in marriage and to male leaders in the church. Therefore, they cannot be leaders in mixed congregations of men and women.

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/conservative-anglicans-have-women-priests-in-their-sights-20140715-zt7ue.html

Creepy app that stalks women – Facebook privacy issues

http://www.cultofmac.com/157641/this-creepy-app-isnt-just-stalking-women-without-their-knowledge-its-a-wake-up-call-about-facebook-privacy/

Australian Budget 2014 – Women the Biggest Losers

http://www.nfaw.org/budget-2014-women-biggest-losers/

The biggest losers from the 2014 Federal Budget are women from virtually all walks of life, according to The National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW), a leading non-partisan women’s advocacy group.