Young people are bombarded with hyper-se*ualised messages and images in media, advertising and pop culture.
They are increasingly socialised by social media and exposure to online po*nography. Drawing from global research and first-person accounts of girls, Melinda will explore how exposure to harmful online content is contributing to a distorted view of bodies, relationships and se*uality. Students will critically evaluate how these messages harm their view of themselves, their bodies and their relationships and negatively impact their physical, emotional, spiritual and social development.
Girls will have the opportunity to clarify their values, understand how they can enforce boundaries and resist harmful cultural forces especially online
Topics
Objectification of women and se*ualisation of girls
Harms of p*rnography + p*rn culture, unhealthy representations of women and girls in social media
Impacts on body image, mental health, wellbeing + resilience
Se*ual harassment, s*xual assault + coercive control including digitally
Clarifying values/establishing boundaries
Respectful relationships
Personal and cultural change
OUTCOMES
Understand how social media/se*ualised media impacts on body image, mental health and respectful relationships
Understand how consent/boundaries are undermined by social pressures/p*rn culture/expectations
Develop confidence to act according to values/boundaries
Melinda is an author, speaker, media commentator, and advocate for young people. She is best known for her work addressing s*xualisation, objectification…
The global data, along with lived experience narratives of women – establishes pornography as a key contributor to attitudes condoning violence against women.
