Neha Kale
The Guardian
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Past articles by Neha:
‘Most women I know don’t want to have sex like men’: Chanel Contos on consent, porn and ‘out-of-fashion’ feminists
Two years ago Contos prompted a national reckoning on sexual consent. Now the 25-year-old is filling venues as she reintroduces radical feminism to Gen Z → Read More
The very nice Ken Done: ‘I’ll never be as good as a five-year-old’
The Australian artist’s relationship with Sydney only deepened during lockdown. He hopes his Vivid festival debut will remind the city how to play → Read More
Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5: the office comedy with serious undertones
9 to 5 The Musical speaks to a moment in which we’re collectively re-imagining office life – while holding a mirror to the ongoing struggles faced by women at work. → Read More
Sampa the Great: ‘Heading home to Zambia changed my music drastically’
The multi-ARIA award winner headed back to Zambia because of the pandemic. And found inspiration. → Read More
Not quite British: Living black in a time of colonial nostalgia
A childhood incident still burns brightly in the mind of writer and broadcaster Afua Hirsch. → Read More
‘There’s a huge art culture here’: can a $60m gallery break Gold Coast stereotypes?
Pronounced ‘hotter’ and featuring a rooftop bar called the Exhibitionist, the gallery leans into the region’s breezy character – but its ambitions are serious → Read More
Aisha Dee on The Bold Type and moving to LA: 'Australia has a long way to go in terms of diversity'
After a teenaged stint on The Saddle Club, Dee felt she was missing out. Now based in the US, she’s starring in a hit show as a character whose bravery inspires her → Read More
Stories of home and homeland: 'We make Australia, we are all Australian'
The migrant experience has changed since the European postwar exodus. Five immigrants share how they made a new home → Read More
Moliere's Miser grasps at some eternal truths
Peter Evans has always been drawn to the way classic plays can reveal fresh truths about modern life. → Read More
Women and ageing: 'I’ve developed the courage to live my own truth' – picture essay
Seven Australians in their 50s, 60s and 70s challenge the notion that older women become invisible → Read More
Childcare workers' strike: 'We educate these children, we're not babysitting'
Childcare is central to a functioning society, yet its largely female workforce is underpaid and undervalued. It’s not just a women’s issue → Read More
Why you can thank women for Christmas
Christmas and its amorphous web of traditions has always needed the emotional labour of women to exist. → Read More
Ex-American Apparel CEO Dov Charney is counting on your amnesia for his fashion comeback
The disgraced CEO of American Apparel has unveiled a new wholesale basics company called ... Los Angeles Apparel. → Read More
The dystopian horror of The Handmaid's Tale is all too real for women right now
Margaret Atwood's cult 1985 novel is about to arrive on TV screens, and the timing couldn't be more apt. → Read More
The dystopian horror of The Handmaid's Tale is all too real for women right now
Margaret Atwood's cult 1985 novel is about to arrive on TV screens, and the timing couldn't be more apt. → Read More
Mariah Carey and the unrealistic expectation that 'divas' should age gracefully
Mariah Carey is another example of people just not liking older female stars flaunting what they've got. → Read More
There's nothing romantic about the dapper gentleman, even if he's Ryan Gosling
If there was a bible for the modern-day dapper gentleman, it would be written by Sebastian from La La Land. → Read More
Can robots help solve our gender woes?
"If our machines are simply a projection of us, can we design them to rewrite society's sexist scripts?," asks Neha Kale. → Read More
Why it’s time to end the cult of the angry chef
Let's end the cultural narrative that a certain volatile eccentricity is the marker of a talented man, writes Neha Kale. → Read More
Author Deepti Kapoor on the gender revolution in India: 'Girls don't care about old traditions'
The award-winning author talks stereotypes, generational freedom and the cross-cultural appeal of Tinder hookups ahead of her Sydney Writers Festival appearance. → Read More