The Informer

Tonight, Emma Arnold speaks to emerging artist Okenyo, a powerful women whose mission statement is to ignite strength and spirit in women through her music. With her upcoming national tour alongside Urthboy and the release of her new single ’10 Feet Tall’, Okenyo is building a strong presence in the Australian music industry while advocating the empowerment of Australia’s diverse population of women.

Stephanie McLean catches up with Fitzroy High School’s Performing Arts teacher, Kate Alison and two of her talented performing arts students, Stella Bridie and Zsuzsa Gaynor-Mihaly who are using performance to confront gender inequality and stereotypes in the performing arts. Kate emphasises the importance of women feeling appreciated no matter what their role, and Stella and Zsuzsa actively reinforce her philosophy in talking about their involvement in the Fitzroy High School Feminist Collective (Fem Co), a group that aims to tackle sexism and misogyny amongst teenagers at high school.