Girlfriend body image survey: dire findings

But is positive self-talk enough? The story of most significance to the health and wellbeing of girls this issue is...

‘That’s my son you’re talking about’: defending children with disabilities from those who say they shouldn’t live

DO yourself a favour. Stop what you are doing, log on to YouTube and watch a short film called Be...

International No Diet day: What you can do

Guest post by Body Matters Australasia. Exciting times await us, comrades! As many of you know, BodyMatters recently launched ‘Endangered...

Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept: new book to help parents and kids discuss inappropriate touch

An interview with Jayneen Sanders Pic: Sylvi Kreinberg I’m often asked for resources for children to help them protect them...

Nothing tastes as bad as Lorna Jane co-opting pro anorexia slogan for ad campaign

Connecting beauty and self-denial: a dangerous approach to health and fitness Eating disorder experts are questioning an image on Lorna...

Safe spaces for women: A request for women-only swimming sessions

Women in Canberra want a choice, says Sally Kalek Canberra has ‘mum and bub’ movie session times, women-only ‘Chicks at...

Sex sells, but we’re selling out our children

Ever feel like you’re living in a giant porn theme park? Billboards dominate public space with hyper-sexualised messages. Buses are...

MTR supports AMA call for new inquiry into sexualisation of girls: Sunrise

This morning I appeared on Channel 7 Sunrise to discuss the AMA’s call for a new inquiry into the sexualisation...

“I felt I had to take action…the diet industry is killing girls”: Lydia Turner on why she took on Jenny Craig and a girls’ education conference

Clinical director of BodyMatters Australasia and co-founder of Collective Shout, Lydia Turner has a piece on ABC The Drum today...

Calling on NRL to ban players guilty of violence against women

‘Every single player needs to know there are serious, career threatening consequences for assaulting a woman’   Brisbane father of...

Sexism for Dummies: why Kyle Sandilands needs proper punishment. MTR in Sunday Herald Sun

Four months ago, live on 2DAY FM, breakfast radio’s out and proud bad boy Kyle Sandilands verbally attacked News...

Stop telling us our whole value is in how we look: 14 year old Miriam’s plea

We are tricked into thinking that women on magazine covers and on TV naturally look like this in real life…we...