Zoo weekly hosts ‘hottest asylum seeker’ competition

20 Jul 2012

MTR

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

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

20 Jul 2012

News

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

18 Jul 2012

News

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

15 Jul 2012

MTR, News

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

11 Jul 2012

MTR, News

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?

9 Jul 2012

MTR, News

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

6 Jul 2012

News

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

2 Jul 2012

MTR

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

29 Jun 2012

News

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

27 Jun 2012

MTR

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

24 Jun 2012

MTR

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

20 Jun 2012

MTR

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