“We have a much more empowered and calm school” Amazing feedback from multi-state school tour!

28 Jul 2025

Melinda Tankard Reist

I’ve received some wonderful feedback following engagements with students, staff, parents and community across multiple states so far this year...

Adolescence: It’s time for Katie’s story

6 May 2025

Melinda Tankard Reist

Spare a thought for Katie Melinda Tankard Reist “Do you know what I don’t like about all this? The perpetrator...

Behind the Classroom Door, sexual harassment is becoming routine

6 May 2025

Melinda Tankard Reist

Content warning: This article discusses sexual violence. I had always wanted to be a teacher. I’ve only been in the...

MTR 2024 Highlights

18 Dec 2024

Melinda Tankard Reist

15k students reached, 34 Collective Shout victories, landmark sexual harassment report released, Global Impact award: my whirlwind year! As 2024...

Secondary Schools and a duty of care to keep students safe from harmful s*xual behaviours: MTR + Maha Melhem on Children’s Law podcast

10 Dec 2024

Melinda Tankard Reist

The ‘Best Interests Children’s Law’, podcast aims to “raise awareness about the rights and interests of children – one conversation at...

“Powerful and transformative…I wholeheartedly recommend Melinda and Marshall to any school”

30 Nov 2024

Melinda Tankard Reist

I was delighted to receive this wonderful endorsement from Shire Christian School, NSW, following a recent engagement as part of...

“It’s out of control…it’s insidious…it’s not okay!” Sexual Harassment of Teachers Report

30 Nov 2024

Melinda Tankard Reist

Publishers: Collective Shout and Maggie Dent Editors: Melinda Tankard Reist and Maha Melhem A couple of years ago, we found...

Harmful sexual behaviours in schools: How should educators respond? 

9 Feb 2024

MTR

Leading child safeguarding expert Maha Melhem joins MTR in staff professional development For many years in my engagements in schools...

Porn’s grooming starts young: MTR Eureka Street essay

5 Jul 2023

MTR

When the moaning stops: How porn is damaging young people In July last year, Eureka Street editors asked me to...

‘He Chose P*rn Over Me’- Women Harmed By Men Who Use P*rn global launch

4 Aug 2022

MTR

Robert Jensen launches book, contributors speak of trauma – and rebuilding My new book ‘He Chose P*rn Over Me’: Women...

“It makes my skin crawl”: sexual moaning rise in schools

13 Jun 2022

MTR

Schools must act urgently to address routine sexual harassment of female students and teachers It was one year ago during...

‘The eroticising of child sexual abuse and exploitation is happening in plain sight’. MTR essay on on-line harms to young people in CASE quarterly

3 Apr 2022

MTR

Melinda Tankard Reist has spent the past decade exposing the sexualisation of girls and women by corporations and advertisers, campaigning...