Bad. Naughty. They’re judging words; shaming words; they are words we use to tell children off. They’re also the words you’ll hear women use to...
In the age of the internet, the entire web may become an arena of political dialogue and debate. Freedom of speech rules at the center of this...
Some movies give you chills for a good reason, like brilliant cinematography or acting....
Ata mārie diary!
Watercress and avocado on toast for...
While reading Uma Thurman’s recent interview in the New York Times detailing her story of the breakdown in her working...
Right now, somewhere in a high rise building, a discussion is taking place. “How can we sell this product to women?” There are no women around...
The first word I ever uttered was the word ‘kaukau’, meaning to swim in Māori. My family used to take summer trips to Marokopa - a notoriously...
Waitangi Day is just around the corner, which means that thinly-veiled racism season has...
I’m used to being told to “stop with the feminist shit”. If I had a dollar for every time I’d heard that...
I have never really considered Te Ao Māori a world that is uncomfortable with death. While my Pākehā friends have been to maybe a few funerals in...
Like death and taxes, Don Brash is one of life’s inevitabilities. No year is complete...
It starts when we’re babies ourselves. We can barely walk, and we’re presented with a tiny plastic humanoid dressed in a cute onesie that, truth...
Aaaaaand we’re back!
Did you miss us? We missed you!
Happy New Year and all that stuff – if it’s still okay to say that on the 22...
First published on Wednesday the 2nd of August, 2017, this piece was the most read Villainesse story of 2017.
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First published on Wednesday the 28th of June, 2017, this piece comes in at number 8 in the top 30 most read...
First published on Tuesday the 18th of July, 2017, this piece comes in at number 9 in the top 30 most read Villainesse stories of 2017.
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First published on Friday the 24th of March, 2017, this piece comes in at number 10 in the top...
First published on Friday the 28th of July, 2017, this piece comes in at number 11 in the top 30 most read Villainesse stories of 2017.
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First published on Saturday the 2nd of September, 2017, this piece comes in at number 19 in the top 30 most read Villainesse stories of 2017....
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First published on Friday the 21st of April, 2017, this piece comes in at number 25 in the top 30 most read Villainesse stories of 2017.
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First published on Friday the 11th of August, 2017, this piece comes in at number 28 in the...
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First published on Sunday the 2nd of July, 2017, this piece comes in at number 30 in the top 30 most read Villainesse stories of 2017.
It’s hard to know how to describe 2017. The year of female anger? The year when shitty things that have been happening to women for time...
It’s been a long time since I wrote a letter to Santa. Now I think back, letters to the North Pole are somewhat wasted on the young. I’m quite...
Bold take: The Last Jedi is the most feminist blockbuster film of 2017....
It’s that time of the year. The time when families and friends are finishing up their end-of-year workload, wrapping the last of the gifts, and...
It’s been a big year for feminism. We’ve had a series of triumphs – but we also know we...
Sex on the beach. It’s either AMAZING, or the most horrendous experience ever. Opinion at Villainesse is passionately divided. So we came up with...
Imagine this: you’re alone, somewhere along a remote stretch of coastline where the air is so cold you can see your breath, and living out of your...
School’s out for summer. Or, if you’re at a certain life stage, FOREVER. Thank God, right?
Maybe you’re so thrilled you could pass out...
Ah, Christmas. The season for giving. After all, what greater joy is there than making other people happy?
But making others happy isn’t...
I really think Don Brash might be Australian.
It’s just a feeling I’m getting in my waters, and I have good...
Christmas songs hold a special place in my heart. I’m one of those strange people who start listening to them well before it is decent to do so,...
Ah, Christmas. The most wonderful time of the year. Or not. After all, while most of us like giving other people presents, it’s the act of buying...
With Weinstein, #MeToo, Al Franken, Roy Moore and more, sexual harassment has been in the news a lot lately. But how do you report sexual...
We’re quite familiar with how women’s genitals are often depicted in porn and other media (when they’re depicted at all). Smooth. Hairless. Petite...
Podcasts.
Maybe you love them, maybe you hate them – or maybe you’ve never listened to one. But if you are a fan, you know how hard it can...
Wanted: A woman to be...
The 2017-18 Women’s World...
With the ongoing naming-and-shaming of alleged sexual predators in Hollywood (think Spacey/ Weinstein/ Ratner/ Louis CK et al), and productions...
