Kath Gelber

  • ... and ain't i a woman?: Women get AIDS too

    Women get AIDS tooDecember 1 is again World AIDS Day. Around Australia and internationally fundraising and awareness-raising events have been organised, some more light-hearted and others more serious. In Sydney's Double

  • ... and ain't i a woman?: No matter who you are

    No matter who you arePoor Terry! All he wants is for people to like him. He's one of those touchy-feely kind of blokes, you know the ones. He didn't mean any harm by it. He was just trying to make his staff feel

  • ... and ain't i a woman?: Rewriting history

    Rewriting historyAs the Labor party continues to implement its restructuring agenda, the effects on women are becoming more widely felt — lower wages, less job security in part-time and casual work, still not

  • ... and ain't i a woman?: A long way to go

    A long way to goIn these days of "post-feminism", you hear many people declare that women are no longer oppressed. That's all old hat after the second wave of feminism, they say, and if you still hold to those

  • ... and ain't i a woman?: RU486 ruling

    RU486 rulingThe misnamed Right to Life Association lost another battle last week when its court challenge to Australia's participation in World Health Organisation (WHO) trials of the so-called "abortion pill",

  • ... and ain't i a woman?: A democratic victory?

    A democratic victory?From the year 2002 women will hold at least 35% of ALP seats in both state and federal parliaments in Australia, according to an agreement reached by the ALP national executive which is

  • ... and ain't i a woman?: What is the threat?

    What is the threat?What exactly is it about women's equality that it is perceived as threatening male identity? A large US poll which has tracked social attitudes for two decades, the Yankelovich Monitor survey, has

  • Canberra to override Tasmanian anti-gay laws

    Both the federal Labor and the Tasmanian Liberal governments are claiming a moral mandate in the struggle over abolition of Tasmania's anti-gay laws. On August 22, federal cabinet agreed to a Human Rights (Sexual Conduct)

  • Repeal all anti-abortion laws!

    Repeal all anti-abortion laws!Actions were held around Australia in the second week of August to coincide with an National Day of Action for Reproductive Rights. The actions focussed on the bid to repeal all anti-abortion

  • RU486: extending women's choices

    RU486: extending women's choicesThe Catholic church in Australia has called for a halt to current trials of RU486, the so-called "abortion pill". The trials, taking place under the auspices of the World Health Organisation

  • Violence against women: how can it be ended?

    How does the community react to seeing national sporting heroes on posters declaring, "Real men don't bash", or the backs of buses adorned with "Read my lips — No means No"? These messages form part of a campaign aimed at

  • Gay businesses push boycott campaign

    Gay businesses push boycott campaignThe struggle to repeal Tasmania's anti-gay laws has taken on a new edge with the launch of a boycott campaign by gay businesses around Australia and internationally. The campaign aims to