Comments on: Hot chips, wine & amphetamines http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2006/09/15/hot-chips-wine-amphetamines/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:50:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: zoe http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2006/09/15/hot-chips-wine-amphetamines/#comment-48237 zoe Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:37:09 +0000 http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2006/09/15/hot-chips-wine-amphetamines/#comment-48237 There is a reasonable number of women working in the Federal Press Gallery - its president is Karen Middleton of SBS/Canberra Times and Alison Carabine of 2GB is one of 7 others on the Committee. RN also has a couple of female journos in the press gallery, and until recently Caroline McGrath was their Chief Political Correspondent. There are also quite a few youngish women - ie in their early 30s - in the Press Galelry, like Mischa Schubert (The Age), Sam Maiden (The Oz), Stephanie Peatling (SMH), Patricia Karvelas (Oz). A real political junkie will no doubt be able to fill in some more ;) There is a reasonable number of women working in the Federal Press Gallery - its president is Karen Middleton of SBS/Canberra Times and Alison Carabine of 2GB is one of 7 others on the Committee. RN also has a couple of female journos in the press gallery, and until recently Caroline McGrath was their Chief Political Correspondent. There are also quite a few youngish women - ie in their early 30s - in the Press Galelry, like Mischa Schubert (The Age), Sam Maiden (The Oz), Stephanie Peatling (SMH), Patricia Karvelas (Oz).

A real political junkie will no doubt be able to fill in some more ;)

]]> By: Mel http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2006/09/15/hot-chips-wine-amphetamines/#comment-47748 Mel Mon, 09 Oct 2006 06:28:22 +0000 http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2006/09/15/hot-chips-wine-amphetamines/#comment-47748 I disagree completely with the idea that Reasons You Will Hate me is an awesome way of talking about politics. I find its politics predictable and un-nuanced. It has no respect for ideas and people with which it disagrees - and it makes ad hominem attacks on conservative politicians and commentators based on gender, which I find outrageously anti-feminist. It appeals to people who want their own politics reaffirmed for them. By the way, I do mostly agree with its views - but I think Reasons You Will Hate Me is a terrible advertisement for the young left. I disagree completely with the idea that Reasons You Will Hate me is an awesome way of talking about politics. I find its politics predictable and un-nuanced. It has no respect for ideas and people with which it disagrees - and it makes ad hominem attacks on conservative politicians and commentators based on gender, which I find outrageously anti-feminist. It appeals to people who want their own politics reaffirmed for them.

By the way, I do mostly agree with its views - but I think Reasons You Will Hate Me is a terrible advertisement for the young left.

]]> By: Kylie http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2006/09/15/hot-chips-wine-amphetamines/#comment-47695 Kylie Tue, 03 Oct 2006 06:46:44 +0000 http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2006/09/15/hot-chips-wine-amphetamines/#comment-47695 Thanks mel! I'll check it out. You know, I really was going to go but I ended up getting on a writing roll and don't give those up for anything!! I think it would've been very interesting. I'll look forward to your thoughts about the project etc, if it's not too cheeky to say so!? No pressure :-) Thanks mel! I’ll check it out. You know, I really was going to go but I ended up getting on a writing roll and don’t give those up for anything!! I think it would’ve been very interesting. I’ll look forward to your thoughts about the project etc, if it’s not too cheeky to say so!? No pressure :-)

]]> By: melgregg http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2006/09/15/hot-chips-wine-amphetamines/#comment-47561 melgregg Fri, 22 Sep 2006 04:30:49 +0000 http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2006/09/15/hot-chips-wine-amphetamines/#comment-47561 Agree totally Nikola! Kylie, I did not see you at the workshop!! We have a copy of the study here in the CCCS if you ever want to take a look. Agree totally Nikola!

Kylie, I did not see you at the workshop!! We have a copy of the study here in the CCCS if you ever want to take a look.

]]> By: Nikola http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2006/09/15/hot-chips-wine-amphetamines/#comment-47533 Nikola Mon, 18 Sep 2006 08:53:36 +0000 http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2006/09/15/hot-chips-wine-amphetamines/#comment-47533 Girls on Politics: www.reasonsyouwillhateme.blogspot.com Best blog ever! has an awesome way of talking about politics that isn't really heavy! Girls on Politics:
http://www.reasonsyouwillhateme.blogspot.com

Best blog ever! has an awesome way of talking about politics that isn’t really heavy!

]]> By: Kylie http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2006/09/15/hot-chips-wine-amphetamines/#comment-47532 Kylie Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:46:15 +0000 http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2006/09/15/hot-chips-wine-amphetamines/#comment-47532 Hmmm. Freelance female political commentators? What about Amanda Lohrey? I guess she's not a regular columnist in a national daily though... (Or Judith Brett - but tenured academic so...) I think it unlikely you wouldn't already know, but this would be of interest?: When Research Works for Women Associate Professor Maryanne Dever Director, Centre for Women's Studies and Gender Research Monash University Dr Dever will present findings from a new Australian study on the conditions that foster high research performace for women. The insights and advice will be of interest to graduate students, ECRS and anyone looking for new ways to think about their research work. Date: Thursday 21 September Time: 2.30 - 4.00pm Venue: SMI Conference Room, Level 4, Sir James Foots Bldg (47A), St Lucia Map Location: http://www.uq.edu.au/maps/index.html?menu=1&id=264 To register, please email workshops@research.uq.edu.au with "When Research Works for Women" in the subject line. More information on Research Week events http://www.uq.edu.au/grad-school/uq-research-week-2006-events The Equity Office Room 820 Building 69 St Lucia campus The University of Queensland 4072 07 3365 3052 equity@uq.edu.au www.uq.edu.au/equity Hmmm. Freelance female political commentators? What about Amanda Lohrey? I guess she’s not a regular columnist in a national daily though… (Or Judith Brett - but tenured academic so…)

I think it unlikely you wouldn’t already know, but this would be of interest?:

When Research Works for Women

Associate Professor Maryanne Dever
Director, Centre for Women’s Studies and Gender Research
Monash University

Dr Dever will present findings from a new Australian study on the conditions that foster high research performace for women. The insights and advice will be of interest to graduate students, ECRS and anyone looking for new ways to think about their research work.

Date: Thursday 21 September
Time: 2.30 - 4.00pm
Venue: SMI Conference Room, Level 4, Sir James Foots Bldg (47A), St Lucia
Map Location: http://www.uq.edu.au/maps/index.html?menu=1&id=264

To register, please email workshops@research.uq.edu.au with “When Research Works for Women” in the subject line.

More information on Research Week events
http://www.uq.edu.au/grad-school/uq-research-week-2006-events

The Equity Office
Room 820
Building 69
St Lucia campus
The University of Queensland 4072
07 3365 3052
equity@uq.edu.au
http://www.uq.edu.au/equity

]]> By: Danny http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2006/09/15/hot-chips-wine-amphetamines/#comment-47512 Danny Sat, 16 Sep 2006 06:00:05 +0000 http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2006/09/15/hot-chips-wine-amphetamines/#comment-47512 My gut feeling is that the turnout to the workshop is also influenced by the context of the writers festival, which in my experience is dominated by women in audience terms. If it was a standalone masterclass there might have been a slightly different balance (not disagreeing with your argument that men just "do stuff", but I think it needs to be taken into account. Re: the visibility of analysts, you know the history of gender and the public/private - to me it just reflects that dynamic. "News" and "Politics" are both areas strongly coded masculine, and being back in Newcastle recently was interesting to hear the speculation in local media about whether new Labor appointment Jodie McKay would be "tough enough" for the job, being a woman. Yeah, second wave feminism has some work to do yet. My gut feeling is that the turnout to the workshop is also influenced by the context of the writers festival, which in my experience is dominated by women in audience terms. If it was a standalone masterclass there might have been a slightly different balance (not disagreeing with your argument that men just “do stuff”, but I think it needs to be taken into account.

Re: the visibility of analysts, you know the history of gender and the public/private - to me it just reflects that dynamic. “News” and “Politics” are both areas strongly coded masculine, and being back in Newcastle recently was interesting to hear the speculation in local media about whether new Labor appointment Jodie McKay would be “tough enough” for the job, being a woman. Yeah, second wave feminism has some work to do yet.

]]> By: glen http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2006/09/15/hot-chips-wine-amphetamines/#comment-47508 glen Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:52:09 +0000 http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2006/09/15/hot-chips-wine-amphetamines/#comment-47508 "The response to the gender question was that the publishing industry is highly feminised, i.e. women are over-represented in the bulk of the jobs, so gender isn’t really a problem." So 'gender' is only a problem when there is an imbalance a certain way? ;) damn, it would totally be teh suck if you happened to be a freelance whatever guy in the publishing industry, right? “The response to the gender question was that the publishing industry is highly feminised, i.e. women are over-represented in the bulk of the jobs, so gender isn’t really a problem.”

So ‘gender’ is only a problem when there is an imbalance a certain way? ;)

damn, it would totally be teh suck if you happened to be a freelance whatever guy in the publishing industry, right?

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