Such an interesting piece and you are right to show the link between misogynistic Australia and even more gruesomely woman-hating Afghanistan! Perhaps that is what we should be showing young women: Afghan women jurists have been given help to escape because of the threat to their lives in the country of their birth. They can remember how life was in Kabul before the Taliban came to power the first time, and how bad it is now for women in that country. While ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is fiction, removal of our rights in the West is not only possible but happening now, in USA as well as in Australia. We must ensure that we fight back to prevent it getting worse here.
Such an interesting piece and you are right to show the link between misogynistic Australia and even more gruesomely woman-hating Afghanistan! Perhaps that is what we should be showing young women: Afghan women jurists have been given help to escape because of the threat to their lives in the country of their birth. They can remember how life was in Kabul before the Taliban came to power the first time, and how bad it is now for women in that country. While ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is fiction, removal of our rights in the West is not only possible but happening now, in USA as well as in Australia. We must ensure that we fight back to prevent it getting worse here.
Absolutely.