Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 18:30
Writer and feminist Sophie Cunningham has watched with growing frustration as women are increasingly marginalised in the arts, in the media and in public life. In this provocative address, she'll argue that disinterest in women (the overlooking of them, the disavowal of them, the occasional hatred of them) is a profound problem in Australian culture, and that issues surrounding the economic and cultural rights of women are not being resolved by the free market. She calls for a greater respect for women's voices and eschews charges of tokenism to make the case for affirmative action.
BMW Edge.