Cultural messages perpetuate myth violence is sexy

A female teacher at a Tasmanian school where I spoke on the objectification of women could not stay to hear...

Bonds ‘boobs’ campaign demeans women

In December 2008, aged 39, Rachael Lonergan was diagnosed with aggressive triple negative breast cancer. The Sydney freelance media strategist...

Nakedness Isn’t Activism: Here’s Why

Just read this on Exiled Stardust. Had to share it with you. And also this morning, I had to explain...

Dolly’s Oral Sex Advice

Dolly Doctor and Oral Sex: is advice to girls clear? Dolly Doctor this issue deals with oral sex. Parents with...

‘You will obscure your talent by allowing yourself to be pimped’: Sinead O’Connor tells Miley Cyrus

Miley recently cited Irish singer Sinead O’Connor as an influence for her Wrecking Ball video. O’Connor begged to differ. Here’s...

One generation of educated girls is a revolution

It felt like I had arrived at a wedding. The girls were dressed like brides. Their hair was immaculate. Their...

Losing your virginity and double standards: Girlfriend October review

The article ‘Like a Virgin’, in the October issue of Girlfriend, argues, quite rightly, that there is a double standard...

MTR and Dr Emma Rush discuss sexualisation of children on ABC Nightline

Dr Emma Rush and I were guests on the ABC Nightline program hosted by Tony Delroy last night. You can...

Feminism begins at home

Girls’ anxieties turn to healthy anger when they see they are part of a wider cause, writes Steve Biddulph. This...

MTR and Olympia Nelson discuss ‘selfies’ on Radio Australia

The dark side of a selfie On Monday morning ABC Radio Australia’s Phil Kafcaloudes hosted a discussion on the ‘selfie’...

Naked children and torture porn: is it ok to put them together in the name of art?

My past commentary on Olympia Nelson’s image, Art Monthly and Bill Henson I appeared briefly on Australian story last night...

France has moved to ban child beauty contests. Why can’t we?

We must protect our kids from the catwalk of shame Why can’t Australia be more like France? While our country...