An Edna you ask! Yes, an award awarded to worthy women, mostly out of the spotlight and not given their due, but deserving for what they have done or been involved in.
As Adele Horin writes in the SMH today:
"In a bad news world, the recent Edna Ryan awards night was a heart-lifting occasion that brought 200 women (and a sprinkling of men) together in celebration. At a time when some think feminism is dead, and others think it has failed, having swapped women's boredom for exhaustion, the night was a cheering reminder of how much good feminist work goes on - and needs to go on.
It was an occasion when women who make "a feminist difference", most of them unheralded and unknown, were honoured by their peers. And it showed feminism has changed, not expired. It has become more individualised, is less about meetings and more about practical application in daily life."
Read Horin's heart-warming article about some quite remarkable unsung and noteworthy women, out of the spotlight, here.
As Adele Horin writes in the SMH today:
"In a bad news world, the recent Edna Ryan awards night was a heart-lifting occasion that brought 200 women (and a sprinkling of men) together in celebration. At a time when some think feminism is dead, and others think it has failed, having swapped women's boredom for exhaustion, the night was a cheering reminder of how much good feminist work goes on - and needs to go on.
It was an occasion when women who make "a feminist difference", most of them unheralded and unknown, were honoured by their peers. And it showed feminism has changed, not expired. It has become more individualised, is less about meetings and more about practical application in daily life."
Read Horin's heart-warming article about some quite remarkable unsung and noteworthy women, out of the spotlight, here.
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