The impossible goal of pursuing perfection: Dolly September review

20 Sep 2013

Gen Next

‘The ultimate guide to being yourself’ is about self-acceptance. It offers girls three lessons in how to be themselves: Fall...

‘I often wonder if men and boys ever consider the damage their unwanted hand on the unwilling bodies and souls of girls does to us’ – child abuse survivor

15 Sep 2013

News

…and one of the bravest women I have ever met Last month I posted a piece by a woman named...

Women degraded and used as commodities: the terrible impacts of the objectification of women

12 Sep 2013

News

‘In a society where media is the most persuasive force shaping cultural norms, the collective message that our young women...

Girl Achieving: Girlfriend Magazine September

10 Sep 2013

Gen Next

As always, when I review teen girls’ magazines I look for the girls who are taking up their rightful place...

Sexualisation is all in a day’s twerk for some pop stars

8 Sep 2013

Fairfax

In the pornified music world populated by churned-out female pop stars pumping and grinding to a sexualised script, cavorting semi-naked...

All these women might still be alive if their killers had not been paroled

25 Aug 2013

Fairfax

Parole board failures a matter of life and death When murderer John Coombes was convicted for a second murder, what...

Challenging limited and demeaning depictions of women: Miss Representation screening Sydney September 3

24 Aug 2013

Events

We all know that the media is powerful. But have you ever considered exactly how much influence the media has...

Girlfriend August issue: the plague of anxiety and importance of Sleep

22 Aug 2013

Gen Next

The two most important articles in this issue are on anxiety and the importance of sleep. Anxiety appears to be...

Opening up about self-harm: Dolly August 2013

20 Aug 2013

Gen Next

As is often the case, I find the most helpful offering for girls in teen girl magazines can be found...

‘When we have sentencing that allows men like Dinsley and Bayley to walk free, we have sentencing that is broken’: support stronger rape sentencing

19 Aug 2013

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An amazing reunion: meeting woman sold by father 14 years after helping her find safety here

18 Aug 2013

News

I had always wondered how she fared….now I know Sometimes you wonder if anything can change, if your small efforts...

Ridding the world of labels that confine girls: new global alliance launched

16 Aug 2013

Events, Take Action

Brave Girls Want Change! One of the great rewards of this work for women and girls is the global collaborations...