Hot Takes: Four ways to celebrate International Women's Day

Brie Larson stars as Captain Marvel. Photo / supplied

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I'm not usually one for superhero capers but Captain Marvel is one story I am seriously on board with. Last month, I was given a sneak peek at the blockbuster ahead of interviewing Brie Larson (who is the greatest, seriously) and it left me genuinely excited to see more. Captain Marvel is the most powerful superhero to enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is a total badass. She also happens to be a woman. Personally, I was just stoked to see she wasn't wearing some ridiculous bustier and mini-skirt. Welcome to 2019 Marvel, it's a pleasure to have you here.

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The women behind Period. End of Sentence. celebrate their Oscar win for best short documentary. Photo / Getty

Now everyone's stopped losing their damn minds about Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, let's talk about the real standout moment from last week's Oscars: The winners of Best Short Documentary. The prize went to a group of female film-makers who made a doco about periods. As they themselves exclaimed on the night, "I can't believe a film about menstruation just won an Oscar". But it truly deserved to win. The half-hour feature, which is available to stream on Netflix, is an eye-opening look at women in India and how their place in society has been shaped by the biological reality of periods. Watch it. Talk about it. Normalise it.

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ZM's breakfast will be taken over by the ultimate radio girl gang, Bel Crawford, Megan Papas and Bree Tomasel on Friday. Photo / supplied

Tomorrow morning, ZM's breakfast show is being taken over by the ultimate radio girl gang, with drive host Bree Tomasel and day host Bel Crawford joining Megan Papas to celebrate International Women's Day. The team kick out Fletch, Vaughan and producer James to stage an all-female takeover. With special guests Jacinda Ardern, Hilary Barry and even yours truly due to stop by for a chat, there's really no better way to start your day.

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Bic Runga, Tami Neilson and Julia Deans will perform at Milk and Honey. Photo / Jason Oxenham

And to round off your International Women's Day, the hot ticket in town (and in towns across NZ, with shows in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown) is Milk & Honey - New Zealand's first all-female music festival, produced, crewed and promoted by an all-female team. Don't think that's a big deal? Take a listen to our chat with Bic Runga, Tami Nielson and Julia Deans to find out why it is. Their frank, funny and insightful chat kicks off our new podcast series TimeOut in Conversation, it's available to download now and you can check it out below:

Listen to "Milk & Honey Festival with Tami Neilson, Julia Deans and Bic Runga" on Spreaker.