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Australian women and their fight for their rights

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Australian women and their fight for their rights

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Australian women, just like any other part of the world, have an ongoing struggle against male chauvinism and patriarchy for their fair rights to live and survive in an environment made adverse aginst them. Nevertheless, we found some key moments in Australian history that have marked Women's rights history and are precedents for other nations:
- Equal labor rights: In 19696 the fight for equal work/equal pay is organized by revolutionary women that demand euality rights in their jobs, stopping the labor abuses that they are used to. Finally, in 1972, a commission extension of equal pay concept to ‘equal pay for work of equal value’' would be fully implemented by 1975. This couldn't be possible without the efforts of hundreds of people who stood up for a gender and social equality.
- in 1993, the National Committee against Violence against Women provided training for professionals was created in order to give training to  for police and judiciary in all states, as well as training for doctors and other professionals. We consider that, due to the different cases of gender violence in different countries, this is something that is worth y to replicate.
- "Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act introduce"  (2000) The Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act came into effect, which required a range of organisations with more than 100 people to establish a workplace program to remove the barriers to women entering and advancing in their organisation."
From our point of view, these are the  key moments for Australian women that have made radical changes in their life quality.
What do you think? Is there any other historical moment we are missing? Is the gender equality a reality in Australia or is there more to do?
https://timeline.awava.org.au/timeline
(The last picture portraits the last Women's march that was held on Sydney this year)

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a). What are some key features of an Australian accent? Are they different from the ones mentioned by Adams Hills?

Some key features of the Australian accent is the raising intonation, schwa and nasal sounds, and hesitation.

b) According to McPherson, what are some incorrect popular representations of Australian accents?

In one The Simpson's episode they portrayed a bad representation of the Australian accent since they overexaggerated the cockney accent.
A very popular misconception of Australian accent is that people tend to forget that at the word ends, Australians tend to add a /schwa/ sound if the syllable is unestressed

c) Which factors influence different forms of Australian accents?

Some factors that influence the different forms of Australian accents are education, economy, and geography.

d) Why is Kate Winslet’s representation of Australian accent mentioned in the interview?

She is mentioned because she played and represented a correct Australian accent. According to McPherson, she did a terrific representation of the Australian accent.

e) Why is cockney accent mentioned in the interview?

One incorrect and quite popular idea of the Australian accent is that Australians speak with a cockney accent as shown in one of The Simpsons episode (and that we posted previously in this padlet). Certainly, there are some elements of cockney accent and sometitmes it overlaps with Australian one, but it is not

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How to do an Australian accent with VCA Senior Lecturer Leith McPherson

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"The Adventures of Priscilla, the Queen of the Desert"

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"The Adventures of Priscilla, the Queen of the Desert"

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First clip answers:

1. How did they  feel as they saw their bus with an anti-gay slogan?

When the three drag queens saw the anti-gay slogan, they felt hurt, shocked, and discriminated. As one of the characters says that even though he thinks he is getting tough, he still gets hurt by those kind of messages.

2. What does the scene in which Felicia is singing opera on top of the bus represent?

That scene I think it represents a sort of protest against the anti-gay slogan they have just seen in the town.

Second clip answers:

3. How are aborigines portrayed in this scene?

In this scene, aborigines are portrayed as open-minded people, because they particapted in the drag queen's show and also they were not hostile with them.

4. What do the aborigines and the drag queens have in common?

One of the things aborigines and the drag queens have in common is that both are oppresed and rejected by society.

Third clip answers:

5. What is the role of the landscape/the desert in relation to gay culture in Australia ?

The role of the landscape/the desert in relation to gay culture in Australia is that it depitcs the difficulties gay people go through and also the obstacles they have to overcome through their lives, since in the scene they struggle to climb to the top of the King's Canyon. This final moment also portrays a sence of achievement.

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Australian identity or stereotypes: analysis of Crocodile Dundee

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Australian identity or stereotypes: analysis of Crocodile Dundee

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1.- Australian masculinity is represented as a stereotype of what a man is supposed to be within a male chauvinistic context: tough, cold-minded, rough in contact with others , etc. Nevertheless, it is shown as a
well-prepared man for natural and country environments, different from the English gentleman that someone could appreciate in Mr. Darcy's personality from Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice": a man who in the end is very charming, romantic, caring and passionate. It is implied that the bush and roughness of the natural environments make man tougher, enhacing their maculinity. As a matter of fact, it is said that the Australian context is quite dangerous for anyone who is not from Australia, having snakes appearing almost spontaneously, or wild and poisonous insects and arachnids in every corner.

2.- The countryside is described as somewhat dessertical, but also with lots of vegetation. The weather seems warm, with high temperatures, making the soil dry and arid.

3.- Aborigines are described as people not very concerned about the things western humans take in consideration. As "Willy" said that aborigines don't have calendars, assuming that if someone lives in the wildlife, s/he has more important factors to worry about, such as its own surveillance and resources to keep surviving.

4.- This movie represents certain dimensions of Australian identity since Australia does not have a reference in which could support its own identity. Colonizers were very different from indigenous people, but also somewhat unconnected with a feeling of British identity belonging throught the years. In that sense, this movie helps to describe how the Australians are seen by other people. In Chile, we can't imagine people figuring how "Aussies" were in terms of traditions, language or behaviors if it wasn't for this movie and the stereotypes it represents. In a very harsh and simplistic way, certain clichés help to communicate with different people. Obviously, we have to take care while using them, having critical thinking and not accepting them as fixed ideas.

5.- To describe the "Chilean huaso" we have to think that they were born within the Chilean aristocracy, full of priviliges and commodities, compared to the typical chilean farmer. That being stated, we can convey that they have the main difference of their origins, since the Australian "·Crocodile Dundee" is described as someone who has to survive with what he has in hands: he is not a rich landowner like the stereotypical Chilean huaso from "rodeos", but someone who struggles daily to survive. In that case, the Australian male reference can be similar to the Chilean farmer or the old-fashioned livestock caretaker, who have more knowledge about the environment, wildlife and weather since their lives can be considered also as a daily struggle for their lack of commodities or resources.

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Comparison between the poem "Clancy of The Overflow" and the movie "The Proposition"

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Comparison between the poem "Clancy of The Overflow" and the movie "The Proposition"

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Analysis of the poem "Clancy of The Overflow" 

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Analysis of the poem "Clancy of The Overflow" 

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This poem was written by Banjo Paterson. He offers a romantic view of rural life, the bush. Some of the characteristics of the bush portrayed in the poem are the following:

carefree

quiet

peaceful

nice place to live

beautiful

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1. Who were the first sydneysiders?
The Gadigal people.
2. When did the first British fleet arrive?
The first British fleet arrived in 1788
3. What does Eora refer to?
The ‘Eora people’ was the name given to the coastal Aboriginal peoples around Sydney. ‘Eora’ means ‘here’ or ‘from this place’. The Gadigal are a clan of the Eora Nation.

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4. What is the suburb Redfern known for?

The suburb of Redfern is known for being a particular focus for activism around civil and land rights for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

5. What does the word Barani refer to?

"Barani" is an Aboriginal word of the Sydney language that means ‘yesterday’.

6. Why is the term Barani referred to in the text?

Because it refers to a website that provides history of aboriginal people, places and events related to aboriginal history of Australia.

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7. Do you think that this text properly represents aboriginal history or is it whitewashed?

Yes, it is whitewashed since it mentions only the behaviour of aboriginals in front of english people. For instance, in the text it is mentioned that aboriginal people were generous and combative towards the English, but it did not mention how the English behaved towards aborigines.

8. What was the most significant event?

The most significant moment took place in the late 1960s when Aboriginal people created and managed their own learning opportunities and initiatives.

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National Identity and Cultural Diversity Video Link

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National Identity and Cultural Diversity Video Link