What is the best way for a political party to handle a sex scandal?
Judith Collins appears to be living by her motto, giving back double, and has made public allegations that a Labour Minister has engaged in inappropriate behaviour. But is this the best way to handle...
View ArticleShould the government replace sex data with gender (identity) data?
Stats NZ want to use gender rather than sex as the default for data collection. But they've neglected to ask women about that.
View ArticleThe Australian Parliament and Women
To understand how power and misogyny and democracy all flow from the one stinking head, one need look no further than the Australian Parliament right now.
View ArticleAbout Trevor Mallard
Trevor Mallard has made a concerted effort to change the tone of Parliament. But last night got caught in a bickering match with National.
View ArticleWhy did ACT reject Lisa Lewis’s membership application?
Two political blogs have asked why ACT turned down Sex worker Lisa Lewis's application for membership of the party. Here at the Standard we have what we believe is the best answer.
View ArticleNick Smith rejoices as Jake Bezzant takes public spotlight off him
Jake Bezzant was meant to be one of National's bright new things, having last year been selected in then safe Upper Harbour. If things were normal he would be in Parliament right now. Instead an...
View ArticleNew misogyny same as the old misogyny
At the largest feminist conference in Europe, with a major focus on male violence against women, gender identity activists chose to protest with sexualised violent language and imagery.
View ArticleGender recognition: woke-ism or human rights?
This debate is about every teenager, anywhere in the world, questioning their gender and sexual identity. This is about the person who after years of suffering, at some point in their lives decides...
View ArticleThe “New Zealand model” for prostitution liberalisation doesn’t work
The Women’s Rights Party New Zealand and the Women’s Declaration International – New Zealand recently made a joint submission to Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls
View ArticleIt’s not a culture war, it’s a class war, and the left should be naming it as...
The culture wars exist, and they are a tool weaponised in the class war.
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