body image, facebook, objectification, sexual assault, sexual harassment, violence
6 Mar 2010
Since when did it become okay to hate women and girls so publicly and to judge them so mercilessly? There’s...
Advertising, advertising standards bureau, objectification, Sexualisation, women, workplace harassment
3 Mar 2010
Just because it’s almost International Women’s Day, doesn’t mean a woman shouldn’t be reminded of her rightful place. She may...
body image, Eating Disorders, Girls, objectification, selfharm, sexulisation, teens, women
28 Feb 2010
The UK Home Office just released the Sexualisation of Young People: Review by Dr Linda Papadopoulos. It is a compelling,...
feminism, Girls, teens, violence
27 Feb 2010
Abbi Marper is too shy to speak above a whisper, but she wants to be a policewoman or a nurse....
body image, Eating Disorders, exploited, thin ideal
23 Feb 2010
Psychologist Lydia Turner has written another significant guest blog, this time dissecting the weight loss show The Biggest Loser, and...
censorship, child pornography, china, collective shout, human rights, objectification, sexulisation, women
19 Feb 2010
Transcript of ABC’s Q&A in which precious minutes are wasted as I try to explain the term ‘skanky hos’ Melinda...
child pornography, facebook, filtering, internet, internet porn, P*rnography, rape, sex trafficking, sexual assault, violence
14 Feb 2010
Fancy some violence on Valentine’s Day? Came across this, which is doing the rounds on some Facebook sites: “I’ve got...
body image, Eating Disorders, obesity, teens, thin ideal
12 Feb 2010
I’m very pleased to have Sarah McMahon, a Sydney psychologist specialising in eating disorders, write another guest blog, this time...
Advertising, australia institute, body image, emma rush, Girls, marketing, objectification, sexulisation
10 Feb 2010
I’m just so pleased to welcome Dr.Emma Rush to my blog today. Associate Lecturer in Ethics and Philosophy at Charles...
9 Feb 2010
bullying, sexual assault, sexual harassment, workplace harassment
Following my blog posts on the death-by-bullying case of Brodie Panlock, I asked my friend and colleague Sarah McMahon, (above),...
bullying, suicide, workplace harassment
8 Feb 2010
“Relentless in their efforts to demean her.” “Persistent and vicious.” “Aggressive and intimidating.” These are some of the descriptions of...
