Win! Bonds withdraws little girls bras

30 Sep 2010

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Bonds withdraws all ‘bra like’ products in girls sizes 6 and 8 A Victory for people power. Only three days...

Anti-women attitudes thriving: MTR in The Drum

29 Sep 2010

MTR in the Media, News

Published today on Sexism: alive and well in Australia Virginia Haussegger is right to lament the status of women in...

Lynx hooks up with Woolies to promote female servitude

27 Sep 2010

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Why would Woolworths associate itself with the objectification of women? It’s not news that Lynx’s revels in degrading representations of...

Bratz may have had a makeover but hot, thin, sassy values remain the same

24 Sep 2010

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Still strutting their stuff Bratz dolls have undergone a makeover. Apparently they are more ‘demurely’ dressed and have less makeup....

Punched, beaten, kicked, burned, bitten: The life of a prostituted woman

23 Sep 2010

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Whether it hurts the woman or not, the men don’t care The sex industry done well at spinning prostitution as...

I’m going to resist the pressure of a sexualised world: 15-year-old girl

21 Sep 2010

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It’s letters like this that keep you going. Below is the letter, reprinted with permission, from a 15-year-old girl at...

Trouble in girl world: pressured sex, assault, porn pics, bullying

20 Sep 2010

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The brutalisation of girls In the past couple of weeks I’ve met or heard from young girls whose experiences give...

Lovable irresponsible: recovering anorexia sufferer

17 Sep 2010

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“I won’t be buying Lovable underwear again” Melissa is another to write to Lovable to complain about its current Jennifer...

Lovable update from couch, slobbing around and stuffing my face with junk food

16 Sep 2010

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Mainstream media takes up the issue The Lovable/Jen Hawkins/body image issue has now gone well beyond these humble blog pages....

Glamourising Suicide

13 Sep 2010

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And making fun of suffering: does Girlfriend want to be seen as a mean girl? [Self harm trigger warning. If...

“You are communicating to me a completely unrealistic view of women”: a man takes on Lovable

10 Sep 2010

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Damaging the things I hold dear Yesterday, Sydney man David Ould wrote to Australian underwear company Lovable. He’d read my...

“This ad tears at my self-esteem”: Lovable please read this

9 Sep 2010

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Dear Lovable, Yesterday I wrote about your ad campaign featuring Jennifer Hawkins. I hope you read the piece. If you...