How street harassment alters the way we see ourselves: ‘Hollaback!’ launches in Australia

1 Nov 2012

News

‘If we all speak of our experiences of street harassment, loudly and unapologetically, then we can begin to effect...

Readers getting younger: Is Girlfriend moving in on Dolly?

30 Oct 2012

MTR

12 y.o ‘Reader of the month’, 13 y.o model finalists… Girl Mag Watch October 2012 Reading the October issue (yes,...

New Barbie Webcam: online safety for girls going cheap

29 Oct 2012

MTR, MTR in the Media

MTR on 2GB with Ben Fordham Radio host Ben Fordham interviewed me today about a Barbie Webcam he’d found in...

Zoo Weekly: because chopping women in half is ‘men’s lifestyle’

26 Oct 2012

MTR, Take Action

“More Australian men buy and read ZOO than any other magazine in the country – that’s a fact.” – ACP...

12 y.o ‘slut’ Facebook pages and the death of Amanda Todd: MTR Feminist Current interview

17 Oct 2012

News

‘There was no discussion of the pressure girls like Amanda experience to measure their worth through their sexual desirability’ By...

‘As long as there are sluts we will put them in their place’:QUT students behind ’12 year old sluts’ FB page

16 Oct 2012

MTR

When will QUT take action against James Silverwood and Dominic Terry? A petition was recently launched to pressure Facebook to...

Right to Childhood conference Friday: The impact of violence, porn, media representations on kids

15 Oct 2012

Events, MTR

Friday 19 October, 2012 • 9am-5pm: Sydney NSW Parliament House, 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney The erosion of childhood is becoming...

Girl Watch Mag: MTR commends Dolly (is the world about the end?)

26 Sep 2012

MTR

Dolly commended for helpful features on anxiety and safety on-line Not sure if I’m getting too relaxed with the soon...

Secret Girls’ Business: a beautiful new book for girls

23 Sep 2012

News

An interview with author Maggie Hamilton I have had the privilege of knowing and working with author, publisher and educator...

One of these things is not like the others: GQ’s naked sexism

20 Sep 2012

MTR

Men of the Year are dressed. Woman of the Year is not. Upmarket British men’s magazine GQ has declared for...

A tale of misogyny, sexism and the different ways men respond

19 Sep 2012

News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 BY GUY SIGLEY WARNING: This post contains the kind of offensive, misogynistic and sexually explicit material you...

In Defence of Healthy Girlhood: a new global marketplace for empowering products for girls

16 Sep 2012

News

‘A safe haven from the commercialisation and sexualisation of girlhood, a place full of gifts that inspire and enable girls...