“When I'm told something can't be done, I am inevitably attracted to that particular challenge.” Quote by Sruli Recht
“Some things are plain hard, and by that nature inescapably attractive to creatives, but not necessarily to the budget holders. The impossible, the undone, the "unhappened" - these are where creative and scientific minds endeavor to plant the first footprint in the dust.” MindCreativeImpossiblePlantAttractiveFootprint Author:Sruli Recht
“Making clothing is not just about the application of style and technique. At some stage, you want to experiment with new materials, or experiment in making materials. When you have a material to yourself, you get to make something totally new based on how that material acts. The access afforded by this tannery pushes you beyond your comfort or knowledge zone of hue and texture, forcing you - the designer - to think about how that flat plane will act when it enters the third dimension.” ThinkingStyleComfortDesignerZoneApplication Author:Sruli Recht
“In Speaking Out I do my best to answer those questions I was asked and more, and I provide strategies for how to speak out and keep on speaking out without burning out.” SpeakStrategySpeaking Out Author:Tara Moss
“The reality is that we do not live in a predominantly feminist or 'gender equal' world, and many Australian women are experiencing workplace discrimination, sexual harassment, online abuse or worse, or common forms of casual, everyday sexism. They find themselves dismissed, talked over, ignored or facing backlash for doing the same thing their male colleagues are doing.” WorldRealityCommonAbuseEverydayFeministDiscriminationOnlineSexismIgnoredWorkplaceHarassment Author:Tara Moss
“Speaking Out is honest about some of the challenges posed by speaking out and looks at possible responses and coping strategies. By comparing notes, we can help guide each other through what can be challenging life experiences.” HelpingChallengesHonestStrategyResponseCompareLife ExperienceCopingSpeaking Out Author:Tara Moss
“We have come a long way, particularly in terms of women becoming more equal under the law. Fortunately, workplace discrimination is now a crime - but unfortunately women still experience it. Fortunately, sexual harassment is now a crime - but unfortunately women still experience it. Fortunately, the assault of women is now a crime - but unfortunately women still experience it. The list goes on.” LongTermCrimeEqualDiscriminationWorkplaceHarassment Author:Tara Moss
“A lot of women in the workplace are stuck in the uncomfortable place of having to come to terms with the fact that something isn't right, while no one around them will listen, or accept that something is wrong. Many workplaces have best practice, but sadly, many do not. The barriers are not insurmountable, but they are there, and we see that in the stats.” TermAcceptingStuckUncomfortableBarriersWorkplaceInsurmountable Author:Tara Moss
“We must all acknowledge our unconscious biases, and listen with less bias when women, and others who are marginalized, speak out. A lot of change is possible by just acknowledging unconscious bias - that exhaustively documented but unpleasant reality many would rather ignore - and listening with less bias and acting on what we then learn.” RealitySpeakActingListeningAcknowledgeUnconsciousBias Author:Tara Moss
“Success will be measured by change in the appallingly high levels of violence directed at women online and in the physical world, and change in the low levels of women's participation in public life.That change will require collective action, just as the changes so far have taken collective action.” WorldActionTakenViolenceOnlineParticipation Author:Tara Moss
“It is important to know that criticism is a natural part of life and speaking out, and to know that a certain amount of the criticism you receive may have nothing to do with you, your argument, or the way you are articulating yourself. Some criticism online and in the physical world is neither constructive, nor balanced or intelligent. Some of it is abuse.” WorldImportantNaturalArgumentCriticismAbuseIntelligentOnlineSpeaking Out Author:Tara Moss