Zoo weekly hosts ‘hottest asylum seeker’ competition

How do these people sleep at night? Zoo weekly has hit a new low, exploiting the vulnerability of female asylum...

20 Jul 2012

Don’t want to pose for Zoo? Too bad, we’ll use your image anyway

Sarah Hanson-Young, Mary MacKillop all up for grabs in lad’s mag To be honest, I’m not sure whether to give...

When a Feminist Gets Bumped for a Pornographer

Whatever Happened to Melissa Harris-Perry? by GAIL DINES Last week, midway through a leisurely Saturday afternoon, I got an email...

Child beauty pageants: socialising girls in the importance of ‘lookism’: MTR in Sunday Herald Sun

And here’s an advertorial on the importance of beauty regimes – for children ‘If you’re on a budget make brows...

Teen magazine blows its cover in search of impossible perfection

Dolly’s Model Search has torpedoed a government attempt to set up industry self-regulation on body image. We give talks at...

Bed of Shame: What kind of men do this to women?

Violating women’s privacy – and proud of it A woman face down on a bed, naked, sleeping and unknowing. A...

Fat grab misses out on tick of approval

Last week the WA state government, The Heart Foundation and The Cancer Council launched a series of anti-obesity ads in...

Boobs, bimbos and broads: sexism and stereotypes in the gaming industry

How can a community that thrives on progress hold such regressive attitudes asks Jane Hollier Jane Hollier Sexist attitudes towards...

Dodgy Diva does it again: flogging Playboy necklaces to little girls

Serial offenders Diva quietly restock Playboy jewellery at discounted prices Last year we learned that retailer Diva was selling Playboy...

The Big O and it’s not Roy Orbison: Girlfriend mag review

For women my generation who see a massive magazine heading “The Big O” and think it’s about Roy Orbison, you...

Slit throats, acid burns, bruises and beatings: magazine glorifies abuse of women

Battered women the new black in fashion spreads Jane Hollier It’s been an interesting few weeks for women (read: depressing)....

Secret child beauty pageant held in Sydney: an insider’s report

Collett Smart, child adolescent psychologist and educator, reports on the child beauty pageant recently held in Sydney. Collett was invited...