Pizza Rolls, not Gender Roles

2018 has been such a prominent year to reflect on the state of gender equality. It has been 125 years since women have gained the right to vote in New Zealand, yet we still have more to do. The new exhibition at Auckland War Memorial Museum entitled "Are We There Yet?" assesses how far we have come in terms of achieving gender equality. In an era where Trump and the movement exist, the fight to close the patriarchy and misogynistic thinking is being talked about on almost every forum. This exhibition brings the past and the present to teach the fight against equal pay, reproductive rights, sexual assault, legal rights, and body image.

It should really be like that all times.

R**e culture is perpetuated through the use of misogynistic language, the objectification of women’s bodies, and the glamorisation of sexual violence, thereby creating a society that disregards women’s rights and safety. This culture allows for sexual assault to persist because perpetrators never face any consequences due to the normalisation of sexual violence. Violence and demeaning harassment have been suppressed strongly by women in fear they will be attacked and ruined in the process of speaking out. It is more common for a survivor of sexual abuse to not speak about it than speak up as many feel like they are unable to talk about it because of fear, guilt, embarrassment, cultural pressure or not wanting the the offender to get into trouble. There is an underlying fear no one will believe victims of sexual assault, or they will look weak and be dismissed.

Women in India are naming and shaming their abusers on social media, igniting the country's movement.

Government Official Resigns As #MeToo Movement Gathers Force In India A year after sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein catapulted into a national movement in the U.S., women in India are using Facebook and Twitter to tell their stories.