Tag: progress

• The Poor Representation For Women In Politics: Never Has Gilead Felt So Close To Home

  Photo by Abigail Keenan on Unsplash Trigger warning: The following post may be a trigger to those meatheads who don’t believe in equality. I know, I know… I should shy away from politics on this blog, but I can’t help myself. What can I say? I’ve got a big mouth and a soft heart. However,…

  My Midlife Mayhem

  May 24, 2019

  Australia, culture, Discrimination, equal rights, equality, Feminism, Men, Midlife Observations, politics, Women

  abortion, equality, Feminism, progress

• 10 Things Australia Should Be Proud Of…

  Image from Unsplash Australia has been through the wringer lately. If we are to believe the daily news, we’ve not had a lot to be proud of lately. The incarceration of Rolf Harris has been followed up with an embarrassing succession of prime ministers – most of whom have yet to prove that they are…

  My Midlife Mayhem

  March 7, 2019

  Australia, culture, Discrimination, environment, equal rights, gratitude, Lifestyle, Midlife Observations, racism

  antidiscrimination, progress, selfevaluation, socialclimate

• And The Progress Prize For Best Father This Father’s Day Goes To…

  I’d like to say an early “Happy Fathers Day” to all those men for whom fatherhood hasn’t been quite what they expected, perhaps due to their own issues, the pressures of “toxic masculinity”, or perhaps because, (as in the old man’s case), they produced a square peg. First of all, I should probably justify my…

  My Midlife Mayhem

  August 31, 2018

  ADHD, Discrimination, Home, humor, love, Men, mental health, Midlife Observations, Parenting, relationships

  difference, expectation, fatherhood, fathersday, love, progress