Women have been excluded from men’s spaces for centuries. And that’s why the MONA Ladies Lounge matters
- Written by: Catharine Lumby, Professor of Media, Department of Media, University of Sydney
ShutterstockGender, class, race, culture and religion are all categories used to exclude people in ways that privileged people will never experience. This exclusion can be as blatant as a gang of masked people performing the Nazi salute, or as subtle as an upper-middle-class golf club quietly binning membership applications from Jews or Muslims.
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