Pornland, hardcore truth, prison porn, don’t buy the t.shirt

Gail Dines on ABC Big Ideas Last month Collective Shout co-hosted with University of NSW, Spinifex Press and the Coalition...

New documentary film The Illusionists shows how insecurity sells

Invest in a resource to help stop the global trade in body dissatisfaction Filmmaker Elena Rossini has written asking my...

We Will Not Go Quietly: a place for sexual assault survivors to share their stories

Are you a survivor? Would you like to contribute? Kate Ravenscroft – whose important piece on violence against women I...

11 Jul 2011

‘Butcher of Bega’ gets two year minimum sentence for genital mutilation

In 2002, 58-year-old widow Carolyn DeWaegeneire woke up from surgery in Bega Hospital on NSW’s south coast to remove a...

Cotton On sells violence against women

See this t.shirt? Where do you think we found it? Some niche not well known store specializing in glamourised violence...

Body slur against female MLA degrades all women

Sending the wrong message on body image The ACT Government has taken steps to address body image concerns, promoting media...

Reclaiming Public Space: outdoor advertising industry put on notice in committee report

Tighter scrutiny and accountability recommended A parliamentary report tabled today has recommended a tightening up of the outdoor advertising industry...

Collective Shout’s concerns about objectification of women taken up by Senate Committee

Community concerns about the sexualisation of society and the objectification of women should be key principles, says Committee Last week...

iPhone modelling app: more ranking and judging of girls

Modelling app ‘fuels teen insecurities’ A leading body image expert claims a new iPhone application which evaluates a person’s modelling...

MTV says no to Kanye West’s Monster video

Our campaign a success: thanks for speaking out against eroticised violence against women Time for some good news. This week...

The beauty industry: brought to you by a 5-year-old

Teaching little girls that make up rituals should start early “Make-up is for everyone!” declares 5-year-old Madison, who has become...

Dear child beauty pageant organisers: we prefer our kids feather, fake tan and false eye lash free thanks

Not feeling the love? Here’s why Universal Royal Pageant chief Annette Hill isn’t feeling the love from us here in...