It’s been a little over a year since I started this Substack blog about gender ideology here in New Zealand. Since collating what 2022 brought us, its entrenchment in our public service and organisations hasn’t yet noticeably abated, but pushback against it is becoming more noticeable and voluble. Our new centre-right coalition government, elected on October 14
Fantastic thank you. NZ women have done a lot of work and will continue to do so until the govt comes to its senses. Men are not women and all men are men
Great to have that record of lots that went on in 2023. Thank you Katrina. We women will keep on both doing our own thing, and networking. We will look out for each other, all kids, and our communities by prioritising Sex rather than Gender as the most basic difference in the human species (at least). The social power and established privileges that exist between differences are what 'intersectionality' is all about. Male or female is the most basic ingredient of 'intersectionality'. We women won't deny that however someone identifies they are still only a female or a male - which existed from before they were born and continues throughout their life, and beyond according to dead-body research.
This is bloody brilliant work, Katrina. Thank you SO much! I am in awe of your dedication to this cause and stamina for the fight with opponents including, incredibly, the NZ Human Rights Commission and various women's groups and public health agencies, who are as cunning and conniving as they come. But people are waking up. Although as a long-term feminist fighting misogyny, the essential hate behind this movement as far as I see it, I worry the debate will never receive the mainstream attention and political action it deserves and desperately needs. There's always something 'more important' on the agenda. But fight on we must and you - and Di and Rex and co - inspire me to do more. My WOMAN T-shirt has just arrived in the mail. Once I shake this flu I'm going to get out and about in it.
Thank you Katrina, for this summary. It is such a major win that the current NZ govt has committed to removing the gender element of RSE. So at least it’s not being endorsed in schools, even if it will still be rife on TikTok and Insta.
The [Fijian Indian] bloke who got Young NZr of the year. Is he even a NZr? He was basically begging the likes of Ardern for citizenship on Twitter around 2019/2020 & threatening to migrate to Canada (as if we'd miss him).
Fantastic thank you. NZ women have done a lot of work and will continue to do so until the govt comes to its senses. Men are not women and all men are men
A huge thank you for continuing your writing, speaking and documenting of this anti female anti, human ideology and its consequences for our nation.
Great to have that record of lots that went on in 2023. Thank you Katrina. We women will keep on both doing our own thing, and networking. We will look out for each other, all kids, and our communities by prioritising Sex rather than Gender as the most basic difference in the human species (at least). The social power and established privileges that exist between differences are what 'intersectionality' is all about. Male or female is the most basic ingredient of 'intersectionality'. We women won't deny that however someone identifies they are still only a female or a male - which existed from before they were born and continues throughout their life, and beyond according to dead-body research.
This is bloody brilliant work, Katrina. Thank you SO much! I am in awe of your dedication to this cause and stamina for the fight with opponents including, incredibly, the NZ Human Rights Commission and various women's groups and public health agencies, who are as cunning and conniving as they come. But people are waking up. Although as a long-term feminist fighting misogyny, the essential hate behind this movement as far as I see it, I worry the debate will never receive the mainstream attention and political action it deserves and desperately needs. There's always something 'more important' on the agenda. But fight on we must and you - and Di and Rex and co - inspire me to do more. My WOMAN T-shirt has just arrived in the mail. Once I shake this flu I'm going to get out and about in it.
So important to have all of this recorded. A hopeful year and a lot of visibility for us.
Thank you Katrina. I share some optimism that the push back has started, but it has a long way to go.
thank you
Thank you so much for this roundup Katrina - what a year!
Thank you Katrina, for this summary. It is such a major win that the current NZ govt has committed to removing the gender element of RSE. So at least it’s not being endorsed in schools, even if it will still be rife on TikTok and Insta.
The [Fijian Indian] bloke who got Young NZr of the year. Is he even a NZr? He was basically begging the likes of Ardern for citizenship on Twitter around 2019/2020 & threatening to migrate to Canada (as if we'd miss him).