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Maggie Scott

#MeToo: Stories from the Australian movement edited by Natalie Kon-yu et al.

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June–July 2019, no. 412
Zora Simic reviews '#MeToo: Stories from the Australian movement' edited by Natalie Kon-yu et al.

How do we get the measure of the phenomenon that is #MeToo? Both deeply personal and profoundly structural, #MeToo has been described as a movement, a moment, and a reckoning. Some critics have dismissed it as man-hating or anti-sex; sceptics as a misguided millennial distraction from more serious feminist concerns ...

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Just Between Us: Australian Writers Tell the Truth about Female Friendship edited by Maggie Scott et al.

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July–August 2013, no. 353
Milly Main reviews 'Just Between Us: Australian Writers Tell the Truth about Female Friendship' edited by Maggie Scott

Friendship between women is ideal. It is affectionate and nurturing, founded on generosity and mutual love. It is intimate and loyal, because you can tell your best friend anything and she won’t betray you. It lasts a lifetime.

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