Change.org, India, rape, sexual assault, status of women, violence against women
11 Jan 2013
The gang-rape of a 23-year-old student in a moving bus on the night of December 16 in the capital city...
misogyny, Red Headed Slut, sexism, Spectrum Daiquiri Bar, Winey Bitch
10 Jan 2013
Spectrum Daiquiri Bar in Brisbane has been the target of an online backlash for naming its cocktails “Winey Bitch” and...
50 Shades of Grey, BDSM, Beautiful Disaster, E.L James, relationships, submission, teen sexuality., teens, violence
8 Jan 2013
Primed to accept brutality as normal in romantic relationships It’s not enough that classic works of literature like Jane Eyre,...
alcohol, schoolies, schoolies alternatives, sexual assault, sexual harassment, teenagers, violence
7 Jan 2013
Doing good instead of bingeing is all class: MTR in Sunday Herald Sun Scarlett* (she asked me not to use...
Girlfriend, girlfriend magazine, girlfriend magazine december 2012, sex survey
22 Dec 2012
Results of Girlfriend’s sex survey GF cites their reasons: Waiting to be in love (56%) Not wanting to have sex...
Anne Hathaway, celebrity, paparazzi, peeping, privacy, sexuality, upskirting
18 Dec 2012
‘The violation of Anne Hathaway’s privacy was repeated by every media outlet and media consumer who circulated or viewed her...
50 Shades of Grey, Channel 7 Morning Show, domination, erotic fiction, P*rnography, relationships, sex, sex education, sexuality, submission, teens
17 Dec 2012
Does teen ‘erotic fiction’ help develop respect-based relationships? This morning I appeared on Channel 7’s Morning Show with Dr Nikki...
beauty, body image, Canberra Times, cosmetic industry, Dove, fashion, Germaine Greer, Hedy d’Ancona, national times, self-esteem, status of women, Unilever
16 Dec 2012
Reading this made my weekend. I had to share it. ‘Hands up if you’re feeling any less revolting…’ Germaine Greer...
body image, Eating Disorders, love your mind, mental health, Mission Australia, objectification, self-esteem, Sexualisation, teenagers, thin ideal
10 Dec 2012
It’s time for a Love Your Mind campaign I ASKED a group of Year 12 female students what message they...
playboy, Spotlight
Media Release Spotlight latest addition to anti-sexploitation movement’s blacklist of corporate offenders Grassroots movement Collective Shout: for a world free...
anti-rape campaigns, equality, rape, sexual assault, status of women, violence against women
6 Dec 2012
Please let’s import them In I think every anti-rape campaign I’ve seen, the responsibility is on women and girls...
feminism, feminist activism, Feminist Current, objectification, oppression, sexist, violence against women
3 Dec 2012
Meagan Murphy demolishes the idea that naked activism is feminist I was grateful to have been invited to join a...
