| Edition 38: Women |
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| Tuesday, 09 September 2008 01:00 |
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As the old saying goes "men are from Mars, women are from Venus." In this edition we explore how women experience spirituality and faith. Whatever happened to feminism? Early last century the suffragettes fought for women’s right to vote. During the 60s and 70s, the 'second wave' of feminism emerged, demanding a great deal more from equal pay to sexual autonomy. Read more... Fighting for peace In June this year, the Indonesian government issued Joint Ministerial Decree that imposes restrictions on religious practices and interpretations they view as deviating from orthodox Islam. Read more... Penny Wong: climate change and compassion The Hon Penelope (Penny) Ying Yen Wong, Senator for South Australia, was appointed Minister for Climate Change and Water in December last year. Read more... Friends for life There’s a saying that “friends come for a reason, for a season, or for a lifetime". Ros Burnell and Jenny Barnett, of the Benalla district in country Victoria, have been friends for 34 years. They talked to The Transit Lounge about what makes female friendship rewarding and enduring. Read more... Reclaiming the feminine face of God I shall never forget the day I heard a rabbi saying that the Jewish tradition had over seventy different names for ‘God’ including female gender words. Read more... The myth of the Superwoman In the last 50 years, Australian women have broken through a number of stereotypes: the baby-producing housewife, dowdy career-obsessed spinster, or libertine bad girl. Read more... Mary, Mary, quite contrary... After the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one of the most universally recognised characters in the Christian tradition is Mary — the mother of Jesus Christ. Read more...
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