activism, body image, Eating Disorders, equality, girl child, girls education, Girls mags, human rights, relationships, sex, Sexting, status of women, teens, tweens
12 May 2013
My last two reviews (‘Excellent advice on helping a friend with an eating disorder and dealing with stalking’, ‘Pressures to...
Big Porn Inc, internet pornography, P*rnography, porn harms, porn studies, sex, sexuality, violence against women
Drumroll: An Academic Journal For Porn Fans If there were ever a human phenomenon in need of serious objective investigation,...
Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury, Australian Public Service, Australian Public Service Commission, Australian Tax Office, cyberbullying, hate speech, misogyny, sexism, sexual harassment, vilification, women
9 May 2013
Your taxes at work: harassment and intimidation treated with indifference – why I went public There’s a feature piece in...
body image, equality, Girls, Huffington Post, MILF, objectification, self worth, Sexualisation, sexuality, Soraya Chelamy, Victoria Secret, women
8 May 2013
‘Once a self is ceded it’s hard to get back’ Gosh this is good. It appeared on Huffington Post last...
abortion, female foeticide, gender bias, gender discrimination, gender equality, ICPD, late term abortion, sex selection
6 May 2013
WHEN Melbourne sonographer Jane (not her real name) told the young Afghani Muslim bride that she was expecting a girl,...
collective shout, fund raising, Gifted Hands
3 May 2013
Starts Saturday May 4, 12am – 12 midnight As published on Collective Shout As a non-profit movement, our friends at...
Advertising, body image, children, collective shout, Eating Disorders, marketing, objectification, Open House, P*rnography, Sexualisation, teens, tweens
29 Apr 2013
I was interviewed by Leigh Hatcher for Open House on Sunday night. If you’re interested, here’s what we talked about....
body image, BodyMatters Australasia, Eating Disorders, Generation Next, Girlfriend, Health, relationships, sexuality, stalking, teen girls magazines, teens
26 Apr 2013
When I speak in schools, I’m often asked for advice on how to help a friend with an eating disorder...
beauty, body image, Dolly, fashion, Generation Next, modelling, teen girl mags
24 Apr 2013
I think Dolly may be improving (if only it would drop the model search!) Forty eight pages into Dolly’s April...
children, equality, internet porn, Nordic model, objectification, P*rnography, prostitution, sex trade, Sexualisation, status of women, trafficking, violence against women
21 Apr 2013
Dear Mr. Jónasson, We are writing to express our support for current efforts in Iceland to develop and implement legal...
Advertising, Axe, body image, collective shout, corporate social responsibility, Dove, equality, Lynx, marketing, Real Beauty, status of women, the illusionists, Unilever
19 Apr 2013
Not buying it Thanks to our friends at ‘The Illusionist’ for this blog post on Dove. With the deluge of...
30 Rock, Chortle, collective shout, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Regent Theatre, sexual assault, Tracy Morgan, violence against women
17 Apr 2013
Claims to love me but I don’t think he meant it Following our protest against 30 Rock stand-up comedian Tracy...