Click here, to open up QUT’s interactive maps page. You can also tick what you want to see on the map, such as food places (the most important places at uni).

Click here, to open up QUT’s interactive maps page. You can also tick what you want to see on the map, such as food places (the most important places at uni).
The list of culturally titanic young women who identify as feminists exponentially increases: Lorde, Beyoncé, Malala Yousafzai, Emma Watson, Taylor Swift etcetera etcetera. And my sister has been asking.
My sister is 17 and has officially entered uni in the shining summer of 2015. She has taken to asking me calculus questions, whether she can borrow my things after she has already taken them, and feminism.
She asks if people who hate men are really feminists. She asks if all people who believe in gender equality are feminists, when they specifically state otherwise. Well, I say … good question. I think this is a question of identity rather than labels.
I know that you are too smart to have asked these questions innocently – if you are asking about those who accept gender equality and not feminism, you know that the word feminist is irritating for a significant number of people. Or at least connotative of technical and severe rulebooks.
The terrible truth is that feminism is a belief in gender equality. Most of us will agree that, retrospectively, anger in the face of gender injustice made sense. But we’re generationally asked to see that anything more would be unreasonable. A lot of the tension that exists comes from trying to agree on what gender bias is, and what is harmful behaviour.
So to your question – is identifying as a feminist the same as being one? I think the most important thing you can do is respect how people identify. While labels may seem inherently limiting, they play an important role in many people’s lives. Knowing how you yourself identify culturally, ethnically and in your sexuality, gender and class speaks the idea of becoming a socially conscientious person.
I could go on sister, for I am adult, and very vague and wise. But however you identify, there are an increasing number of people and spaces out there for you to ask questions. Here are some local uni events I saw in the past year that focused on the empowerment of women, with positive people hoping to enact change within their communities.
Coffee is good. Tea is good too. But coffee is the warm sunglow that oozes through my nostrils.
As such, I’ve compiled a comprehensive list of the cafés located at QUT’s Gardens Point campus, and their associated location, cost, bean and opening hour information to assist you in your coffee choosing. I’ve also included is Brendan’s on the Bridge because a fan insisted, and because a barista may just make your day.
From said fan source:
“Well, this is the story that he told me. He saw one of his regulars come in during exam time. And he said, ‘Hey, aren’t you going to be late for your exam?’ And this guy thought his exam was later in the day, but it WASN’T. And this – this means that not only does Brendan know what his customers study, but when their exams are.”
Very astute, oh fan of Brendan’s. A barista that knows your needs may just save you from failing an exam. Or smile amiably in your direction which is also very nice.
The opening hours for our earliest and latest studious students on campus.
And a coffee map, mainly for those out of the way locations in the Botanic Gardens.