Ideas at the House

The Australian and American troops are gone, the Taliban are back in power.What is life like now for women and girls in Afghanistan and what can we in the rest of the world do to help? Did the Western presence benefit or disrupt Afghan women’s organisations? How do Afghan women and their allies around the world fight for their freedom? This talk is an essential conversation filled with expert knowledge and personal stories.Hosted by Diana Sayed, recorded live at the Sydney Opera House for All About Women 2022.-Watch other talks on Stream. The new streaming service from the Sydney Opera House. Register for free now and start watching.Follow the Sydney Opera House on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The tables turn for ABC's 7:30 journalist Laura Tingle, as subject rather than interviewer as she analyses the domestic and political world.Combining political insights with personal observations and anecdotes about the players who hold our fate in their hands, rest assured Laura will not let anyone off lightly.Hosted by Anne Summers, recorded live at the Sydney Opera House for All About Women 2022.-Watch other talks on Stream. The new streaming service from the Sydney Opera House. Register for free now and start watching.Follow the Sydney Opera House on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What would our world look like if all our current gendered expectations disappeared, and what needs to happen for this to be achieved?Jinghua Qian, Amao Leota Lu, and Sandy O'Sullivan imagine a world with no gender binary.Hosted by Dr Yves Rees, recorded live at the Sydney Opera House for All About Women 2022.-Watch other talks on Stream. The new streaming service from the Sydney Opera House. Register for free now and start watching.Follow the Sydney Opera House on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you find the courage to make a major change in your life? How do you re-set your values? How do you reconnect with your creative self?Designer and host of the long-running and wildly popular podcast Design Matters, Debbie Millman explores invention, truth-telling and inspiration, in a fascinating conversation hosted by Yumi Stynes.Recorded live at the Sydney Opera House for All About Women 2022.-Watch other talks on Stream. The new streaming service from the Sydney Opera House. Register for free now and start watching.Follow the Sydney Opera House on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can we find justice for friends who can no longer speak for themselves? A friend, a lawyer, and a journalist explore the profound commitment of friendship and collective action.Moderated by Julia Baird, this is a big conversation about feminism and the law, friendship and power, hope and action.Recorded live at the Sydney Opera House for All About Women 2022.-Watch other talks on Stream. The new streaming service from the Sydney Opera House. Register for free now and start watching.Follow the Sydney Opera House on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What shapes the way we think about sex?Consent and power relations, gender justice and the state, pornography and freedom - political philosophy professor Amia Srinivasan refuses to turn away from the hard questions about society and sex.Hosted by Emma A Jane, recorded live at the Sydney Opera House for All About Women 2022.-Watch other talks on Stream. The new streaming service from the Sydney Opera House. Register for free now and start watching.Follow the Sydney Opera House on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do we support those who speak out? How can we support advocates who speak from traumatic lived experiences? When victims of violence move from silence to speech, how do we honour their stories?Rosie Batty and Grace Tame have built their lives around fighting for justice. Together for the first time, they share their experiences of being Australian of the Year, explore the power of personal testimony, and advocacy's personal cost. These two heroic advocates have a necessary conversation about upholding and protecting vocal survivors.Hosted by Jamila Rizvi, recorded live at the Sydney Opera House for All About Women 2022.-Watch other talks on Stream. The new streaming service from the Sydney Opera House. Register for free now and start watching.Follow the Sydney Opera House on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mothers, daughters, sisters, lovers, femmes and friends. Five incredible LGBTQI+ writers share a personal tale about their relationship to womanhood - intimate, considered and, as always, rooted in community.Hosted by Maeve Marsden, recorded live at the Sydney Opera House for All About Women 2022.-Watch other talks on Stream. The new streaming service from the Sydney Opera House. Register for free now and start watching.Follow the Sydney Opera House on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Indigenous women, white feminism and power; colonial violence and self-determination. What are the obstacles and pathways to a new future led by First Nations women?Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson discusses her seminal work, Talkin’ Up to the White Woman: Indigenous Women and Feminism, an essential book, demonstrating how white feminists benefit from colonisation and the unjust structure between white society and Indigenous society.Chelsea Watego and Amy McQuire represent a new generation of strong, visionary voices, explores what living as a First Nations woman is like when every day is yet ‘Another Day in the Colony’.Hosted by Larissa Behrendt, recorded live at the Sydney Opera House for All About Women 2022.-Watch other talks on Stream. The new streaming service from the Sydney Opera House. Register for free now and start watching.Follow the Sydney Opera House on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do two parents who are blind take their children to the park? How is a mother with dwarfism treated when she walks her child down the street? How do Deaf parents know when their baby cries in the night? Get to know the everyday of disabled parenting. Eliza Hull, Debra Keenahan and Sarah Keenahan gather to share the joy and triumph and the difficulties of their lived experience. Amongst the challenges of microaggression, judgements and discrimination, these brilliant women will honour the incredible, empowering journey of having kids.Hosted by Lisa Cox, recorded live at the Sydney Opera House for All About Women 2022.-Watch other talks on Stream. The new streaming service from the Sydney Opera House. Register for free now and start watching.Follow the Sydney Opera House on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.