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Associate Professor Suze Wilson

@suzewilson.bsky.social
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I research, teach, coach & write about leadership. Views = my own. She/her/Dr (PhD). Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa. Tāngata Tiriti. No space for hate or bigotry on my feed.

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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Great discussion, I'm sorry to leave early. If u missed it, online violence against women politicians is a problem right now & we need all hands on deck solution to tackle the impact (fewer women in politics). Great to see @suzewilson.bsky.social #nzpol netsafe-org-nz.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Free to Lead Online: Ending Abuse and Enabling Women’s Participation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
This session examines how online abuse limits participation and leadership for women, and what needs to change across systems, platforms and communities. It brings together lived experience and practi...
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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Looking forward to Digital hate, real harm: Mapping the landscape of online misogyny in Wellington on 3 September. Register here: events.massey.ac.nz/digital-hate...
Digital hate, real harm: Mapping the landscape of online misogyny
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A National Symposium.
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
good peeps of #nzpol, please help spread the word about this upcoming event, Digital #hate, real #harm: Mapping the landscape of online #misogyny. WLG CBD, Sept 3rd, or online. Register here: events.massey.ac.nz/digital-hate... #WomensRights #HumanRights #manosphere #TFGBV
woman seeking to escape from online hate and abuse
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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Thrilled to be part of this kaupapa. Suze and Tracey have been working hard in this space. Come hear from some amazing talented folk talk online misogyny and racism. 3rd September. I'll be there too, talking about regulating online spaces, let's gooo! #nzpol
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
good peeps of #nzpol, please sign up for this National Symposium I've been involved in organising, addressing #online #harm, esp #misogyny #sexism + #racism targeting #women WLG CBD, Sept 3rd 8-5pm or online. In person places limited, so be quick to register: events.massey.ac.nz/digital-hate...
Image of Prof Cynthia Miller-Idriss, keynote speaker at Digital hate, real harm: Mapping the landscape of online misogyny
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
good peeps of #nzpol, Mike Smith's petition re govt's attempt to eliminate his litigation against climate polluters can be supported here: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/st...
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Stop the Climate Amendment Bill!
This is important because climate change is the most serious and important issue facing humankind. We have a rapidly closing window of opportunity to prevent catastrophic damage to the natural world ...
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I was lucky enough to spend a few hours with Dr Claire Achmad not long after she took up her role as Children's Commissioner. Her #leadership has been exemplary. Gobsmacking she was not reappointed. c.org/c6PGP8phzP
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Sign the Petition
Reappoint Dr Claire Achmad as New Zealand's Children's Commissioner
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
#nzpol Ciswomen, please support our trans sisters & non-binary friends & whanau - in addition to your select cttee submission, please sign this petition: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/e-...
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E Tū E Kī: They Don’t Speak for Us - Block the Definition of Woman Bill
The Government is progressing a Bill through Parliament that aims to limit the rights of transgender, non-binary, and intersex New Zealanders in the name of cis women, by defining “man” and “woman” (a...
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
#nzpol Oppose the Definitions of Woman and Man Amendment Bill. Submissions close 02 July 2026. This amazing tool will help you generate your own select cttee submission - you can tailor it to make it personal to you definitionsbill.org#generator
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Definitions of Woman and Man Bill (NZ) — Submit by 02 July 2026
Generate a personalised submission opposing New Zealand's Definitions of Woman and Man Amendment Bill in under 60 seconds. Submissions close 02 July 2026.
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
#nzpol For those writing to MPs about the heinous bill on gender identity, this short piece on the scientific evidence that debunks the alleged biological binary might be helpful: www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
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Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic
Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male
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Paul Thistoll @pault.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
***Call to action*** NZ First’s transphobic bill is lawfare against trans, non-binary, and intersex people. What can we do about it? Well, we can make sure the select committee receives as many submissions as possible against the bill. To that end I will offer my time to anyone who wants help 1/4
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Government AGAIN attacking disabled people and their carers. #nzpol www.emilywrites.co.nz/breaking-the...
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Breaking: the Government is attacking disabled people and their carers. Again.
Late last night, the coalition government snuck through another bill attacking disabled adults, children, and their families. The bill, introduced without consultation or warning, paves the way for in...
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
#nzpol #leadership My take on why I think #Luxon is still a dead man walking, regardless of the caucus vote: theconversation.com/luxon-lives-...
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Luxon lives on as leader. Public perception is a tougher challenge
Research shows the most effective leaders are good listeners and aware of their own biases. Above all, people must believe they are ‘one of us’.
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Luxon's repeated refusal to listen, take on advice & feedback & his 'complete lack of self-doubt' (per Moir) =hubris, inflexibility & an inability to learn from mistakes. These feature strongly in studies of what causes leaders to fail. tick tock #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Analysis: What would it take for Christopher Luxon to quit as prime minister?
Analysis - One of Luxon's weaknesses has been his inability to take feedback. Another is his complete lack of self-doubt, writes Jo Moir.
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Even if Luxon goes, he's fooled so many for so long that he had what it takes to lead the country - but he never has. His hubris, his CEO-cv, his white dude privilege all got mistaken as indicators of leadership ability. That people can be so easily duped is an ongoing concern. #nzpol
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Nice guy gets a headline because he ironed his wife's dress. Wait till the news media find out what women do by way of unpaid domestic & emotional labor every damn day. #sexism #DoubleStandards #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/ri...
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Watch: Richie McCaw's humble act moments before Hall of Fame induction
Richie was inducted into the NZ Sports Hall of Fame alongside Dame Valerie Adams.
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
#nzpol Aussie examples in this piece just out in The Conversation with my friend Toby Newstead - but the core ideas have relevance here #Crisis #Leadership #Virtues theconversation.com/scott-morris...
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Scott Morrison and Dan Andrews got it wrong. Here are 7 ways to get crisis leadership right
In the past, crisis leadership has skewed towards displays of strength over compassion. New research suggests something is shifting.
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Alex Fisher @alex-fisher.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I wrote an article for @theconversation.com on how philosophy can help us understand the deep harms of AI-generated sexual images, e.g by Grok on X, as well as other digital misogyny like assault in virtual reality. #philsky #philtech theconversation.com/how-ai-gener...
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How AI-generated sexual images cause real harm, even though we know they are ‘fake’
Publicly bombarding women with these images exerts control over how they present themselves online.
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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Grok, X’s AI chatbot, is being used to sexualise women, children, and marginalized communities worldwide. Abuse is fast, systematic, & often escapes current laws. What can NZ do? What should NZ do? And what can you do? Check out the info in slides below 👇 (featuring @sanjanah.bsky.social) #nzpol
Grok has been allowing sexualised deepfakes in one form or another for a year. But finally, the media spotlight is on the AI tool. 

What can we do about it in Aotearoa New Zealand?What happened?

Grok, X’s AI Chatbot is being used to “undress” women and girls, without consent.

Content ranges from bikini-style edits to fully nude and explicit sexualised imagery.

In some cases, Grok outputs are used as a “jumping-off point” to create even more extreme pornography using other AI tools.Research from Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa indicates Grok-based abuse is potentially widespread: 

Monitoring a single search term for one hour captured over 1,500 posts from 877 accounts across 44 countries.
Extrapolated, that’s roughly 38,000 posts per day, and this is only a small portion of the activity.
Abuse is multilingual and international, spreading across six continents.
Women are overwhelmingly targeted, with hijabi women and cultural/religious markers often singled out.
Abuse is systematic and coordinated: users share templates and “effective prompts” to amplify harm.
Sexualised manipulation intersects with racism, religious desecration, political attacks, and extremist ideologies.
The behaviour is normalised and gamified, treating abuse as a collaborative online challenge.X’s policies prohibit sexualisation of children and nonconsensual adult images. But this is clearly not stopping abuse.

Reactive moderation alone cannot keep up with AI-enabled harm.

Platforms must implement safety-by-design measures that prevent abuse before it happens.
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
ICYMI, open access paper by Toby Newstead & me re #crisis #leadership, #gender & #virtues-based language use. We examine #Covid19 speeches by 12 women heads of govt, incl #JacindaArdern, to identify how to better lead through crisis. #nzpol #AcademicSky journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Crisis leadership reimagined: Virtues-language and the Shift from masculinized to inclusive approaches - Toby P. Newstead, Suze Wilson, 2025
Crisis leadership is typically constructed as a manly endeavor, both in popular culture and much research. These accounts celebrate and reinforce a crisis leade...
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Te Ao Māori News - 🤖 (unofficial) @teaonews.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
UN CERD warns NZ is backsliding on racial equality: Māori land, Tiriti commitments, hate speech, youth justice, health equity, and human rights institutions face serious risks.
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UN sounds alarm on NZ racism and Māori rights
UN CERD warns NZ is backsliding on racial equality: Māori land, Tiriti commitments, hate speech, youth justice, health equity, and human rights institutions face serious risks.
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Jennifer @jennifilm.nz · 20/11/2025
Rainbow orgs have released a statement: “The banning of puberty blockers is an example of government overreach and political attacks on healthcare… it is an unprecedented and inherently discriminatory use of the Medicines Act to deny healthcare to a particular population on the basis of their sex”
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Government Overreach in Healthcare with Puberty Blockers Decision — Rainbow Support Collective
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#nzpol ICYMI
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
The 'few rotten apples' framing is a problem. Senior leaders have significant impact on organization culture, so the impact will go beyond the few directly involved in the cover up. It's better seen as a rot in the barrel problem, rooted in contempt for women. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Inside a 'cover-up': The top cops, the 'quasi investigation' and the officers who stood up
"It doesn't take a rocket scientist… Jevon has tried to get rid of this by making a complaint," wrote one officer, "... this looks like a cover-up."
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
The 'few rotten apples' framing is a problem. Senior leaders have significant impact on organization culture, so the impact will go beyond the few directly involved in the cover up. It's better seen as a rot in the barrel problem, rooted in contempt for women. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Inside a 'cover-up': The top cops, the 'quasi investigation' and the officers who stood up
"It doesn't take a rocket scientist… Jevon has tried to get rid of this by making a complaint," wrote one officer, "... this looks like a cover-up."
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
JFC, yet another case of powerful men being protected & women not being believed. #nzpol www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jevon-mcs...
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Police bosses ignored sex complaints against top cop, charged woman for 'revenge' emails instead
Suppressions fall away to reveal the full story of the downfall of a deputy police boss.
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
#nzpol Check out these free, public online talks by some of my amazing colleagues at Massey... www.massey.ac.nz/about/news/t...
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The Thinking Life: Free Massey University webinars on the ideas that shape us
What does it mean to think in a world overflowing with information, emotion and ideology? Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences is inviting the public t...
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Marc Daalder @marcdaalder.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Paywall lifted: At every turn, the Govt has opted for whatever would actually lead to more pollution and a warmer world – even if it costs more, jeopardises NZ’s reputation, overturns a campaign promise or clashes with the Govt’s other priorities. The long retreat: newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
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Govt's climate strategy: Let it burn
Comment: The Government has relentlessly pursued policies that boost climate pollution – even if they cost more or jeopardise NZ's reputation, Marc Daalder writes
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852... You know you want to, good peeps of #nzpol
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Support Dr Siouxsie After She Supported Us! | PledgeMe
Support Dr Siouxsie to recover some of the money she spent fighting her legal case to protect employees experiencing online abuse
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852... You know you want to, good peeps of #nzpol
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Support Dr Siouxsie After She Supported Us! | PledgeMe
Support Dr Siouxsie to recover some of the money she spent fighting her legal case to protect employees experiencing online abuse
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
#nzpol Any good peeps feeling sick & ashamed about govt's moral failure to recognize Palestine statehood & condemn the genocide .. if you can, use your wallet to reclaim some agency. This govt does not represent me. Many agencies need our support.Today I chose MSF.
Screen shot from MSF website saying thank you for your donation
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Shameful, weak, unprinicipled. Absolute disgrace. #nzpol NZ not yet recognising Palestinian state, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announces www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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NZ not yet recognising Palestinian state, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announces
The government has decided against recognising Palestinian statehood, retaining its "when, not if" position.
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
#nzpol Recall the media & online hysteria in 2022 re Ardern as the 'divisive' leader of a 'failing' govt? Current govt clearly much worse but no such hysteria. White dudes in charge now, so they still get to be taken seriously. #sexism #misogyny www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
In the latest Talbto-Mills poll, 45% said the current government is worse than the previous Labour administration, 30% said it was better and 21% said it was the same.
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
#nzpol Good peeps, you can help keep the pressure on govt & other parties by pledging your intention to vote only for those who make the return of fair pay equity legislation & funding for settlements an urgent priority if elected next year. www.together.org.nz/pay_equity_p...
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Pay Equity Pledge
I’m voting for Pay Equity. Will you?
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Women's Day of Action: Rise up for Pay Equity #nzpol www.together.org.nz/women_s_day_...
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Women's Day of Action: Rise up for Pay Equity
Join us in building a better world
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Timeline cleanse, wholesome content for #nzpol theconversation.com/what-owning-...
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What owning a cat does to your brain (and theirs)
When you cuddle a cat, the ‘love hormone’ oxytocin is rising in both your brains.
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
#nzpol Have at it good peeps, maybe we can insert a spine into the govt our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/nz...
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NZ Government Sanction Israel Now
Since October 2023 the world has witnessed the state of Israel perpetrate innumerable war crimes and human rights violations against the people of Gaza [1], while the violence, repression, and forced ...
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Kim Tairi (ia/she/her) Nā te mea he Māori ahau ia rā ia rā @kimtairi.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Harbour Bridge March postponed new route #FreePalestine
Details harbour bridge postponement and new route : This 9:30 am meet Victoria Park, Auckland
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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Anyone who is attending this in Auckland - heads up. Change of plan due to forecasted winds of up to 80 km/hour on the bridge tomorrow. Still going ahead but change of location #nzpol #auckland #kiwi
Gaza March for Humanity remains 9.30am, Saturday 13 September, but will now assemble at Aotea Square. The march will then proceed through the CBD, concluding at Victoria Park

With an image of Aotea Square this below
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beckydubs 🇳🇿 @beckydubs.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
The hikoi over the bridge this Saturday is now starting from Onepoto Domain. #nzpol
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
These ever so manly men 'protecting' us women from.... oh, from men precisely like themselves who objectify cis women & are hateful bigots toward our trans sisters. Nash can f**k off back to nowheresville where he belongs & take his mates with him. #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
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Stuart Nash offers crude definition of what a woman is
The Labour minister-turned NZ First member was asked what a woman is. His answer left Winston Peters in disbelief.
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Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa @psna-otautahi.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Join the historic march across the Auckland Harbour Bridge this Saturday 13 September Let this government know that we want them to sanction Israel for its crimes against humanity The usual hui and hikoi will also be happening in Ōtautahi #NZPol
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Greenpeace Aotearoa @greenpeace.org.nz · 22/08/2025
Greenpeace activists this morning boarded the Talley's trawler 'Amaltal Columbia' to stop it from heading out to sea to bottom trawl the ocean floor. We're calling on the government to ban bottom trawling in the places where it does the most harm - take action NOW: greenpeace.nz/5k82yl #nzpol
An activist hangs from the stern of a trawl ship, holding a yellow banner reading 'ocean killer'
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war
Figures from classified IDF database listed 8,900 named fighters as dead or probably dead in May, as overall death toll reached 53,000
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
#nzpol #sexism #patriachy #leadership I appreciate David Fisher's reporting on this - but the sub ed needs to be told there's no question mark needed in this headline. Fisher gives us multiple clear cut eg's of how sexism & patriarchal culture actually works 🧵 www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-...
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Sexism in council? Tears, a resignation and Mayor Wayne Brown’s orgasm joke
Claims female councillors silenced amid 'laddish' climate and crass humour.
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sarahrileypsych.bsky.social @sarahrileypsych.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Inside the Glass Cage: Online Misogyny in Aotearoa New Zealand - powerful exhibition open in Wellington til Monday 18th August, info at: teauahaevents.com/home/the-gla... #wellington #arts #women #wellington
3 women inside a glass cage Reading words printed on the glass of women's experiences of online misogyny
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
#nzpol peeps, please check this out if you're in Wellington at any time before the 18th #misogyny #racism www.massey.ac.nz/about/news/new-exhibition-spotlights-the-real-world-impact-of-online-abuse-targeting-women-leaders/
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New exhibition spotlights the real-world impact of online abuse targeting women leaders
A powerful new art exhibition in central Wellington brings to life the disturbing realities of online abuse, harassment and threats directed at women demonstrating leadership in public spaces and the ...
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
#nzpol peeps, please check this out if you're in Wellington at any time before the 18th #misogyny #racism www.massey.ac.nz/about/news/new-exhibition-spotlights-the-real-world-impact-of-online-abuse-targeting-women-leaders/
massey.ac.nz
New exhibition spotlights the real-world impact of online abuse targeting women leaders
A powerful new art exhibition in central Wellington brings to life the disturbing realities of online abuse, harassment and threats directed at women demonstrating leadership in public spaces and the ...
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Kia ora ano #nzpol peeps The other thing I'm part of that's happening in Wellington this week is an art exhibition exploring the lived experience of #women #leaders in #politics, #journalism & #academia who encounter #online #misogyny and/or #racism. www.teauahaevents.com/home/the-gla...
A woman stands behind a thick pane of glass with her hands pushing against it, as if trapped. We cannot see details of her, nor hear her voice. This image speaks to the ways in which online misogyny and racism seeks to undermine women's leadership, which the exhibition explores.
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