ethics
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Don’t Overlook These Relationship Green Flags
When it comes to romantic relationships — whether they are firmly established, or still in their early stages — we are (rightfully) conditioned to pay attention to and make note of any warning signs about a person, commonly referred to as “red flags.”
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Here’s Why Country Road Workers Are on Strike over an ‘Ethical Blind Spot’
Amid the catwalk shows and millinery workshops, a key theme of this year’s Melbourne Fashion Week was sustainablity, “offering designers with strong ethical foundations an opportunity to join our runways, or opening up dialogue on sustainability into our talks program”. Events during the week included industry representatives discussing “shifting the status quo” and moving “beyond…
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How to Go Vegan Gradually
The choice to go vegan often comes with the pressure to be perfect. There’s no denying that the vegan community has a…particular reputation. And look — I’ve never been someone who is inherently against eating animals. But even for those of us concerned with the meat industry’s impact on climate change and the rights of…
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Sexual Gaslighting Is a Thing (and How to Identify It)
To gaslight someone is to deny their sense of reality. It’s a common term, and it usually describes a very specific brand of emotional torment. People who gaslight their significant others typically do it verbally, creating whole spheres of false reality for their victims, who they seek to manipulate. But gaslighting can also take on…