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Democracy and New Zealand

As a cis-gendered female living here in the great land of Aotearoa, I am going to go vote next Saturday. I will not be harassed, I will drive myself there (probably) and I will choose who I want to run this country. My vote means the same as the kabillionaire that lives in Remuera, as well as the person living in poverty across town in Otara.

This is democracy.

My sisters in Saudi Arabia will only have this right from next year (having only been “given” it from 2011) and, no, they will not be driving themselves there.

[BOOK REVIEW] Outliers – Malcolm Gladwell

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

Thought I’d do a bit of a review because this book BLEW MY MIND. I’ve read a few parenting books in the 6 short years i’ve been a parent, and some i’ve agreed with and some i’ve disagreed with and some I’ve just found plain ridiculous.

Let’s CHANGE the world!

change_the_worldI was inspired to write this post because of Sarah Wilson’s recent blog post which was the response from a company she had previously blogged about. You can read the post, or the original one they were referring to by clicking on the link, or here is a one-line summary

“It is a reality of the world to be [INSERT SOME -IST HERE], don’t be silly and try to change it”

Politics…who are YOU voting for?

This is not your typical political post. I will not be telling you who *I* am voting for, and I actually don’t particularly care who you are voting for (as… 

Can’t unsee it

A bit of a philosophical post today. If you’ve read any posts on here, you’ll know that i’m a loud and proud feminist! (yep, regardless of ALL the connotations that word…