Fairfax – Page 63 – Melinda Tankard Reist

Center for Bioethics and Culture Network, cloning, egg donation, egg harvesting, egg trade, informed consent, IVF, Jennifer Lahl, ovarian stimulation sydrome, reproductive technology, women's health

14 Mar 2011

Eggsploitation: a devastating case against the commodification of women and their eggs

Interview with Jennifer Lahl, director and producer of Eggsploitation and President of USA-based Center for Bioethics and Culture Network Reproductive...

Big Porn Inc: Exposing the harms of the global sex industry, Caroline Norma, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women Australia, lap dancing, nude dancing, prostitution, sex industry, Spinifex Press, stripping, violence against women

9 Mar 2011

Not just harmless fun: how strip clubs harm women

New report says strip clubs harm women, increase crime and are a gateway into prostitution Recently, the Coalition Against Trafficking...

international women's day, Kate Ravenscroft, rape, sexual assault, sexual violence, violence against women

8 Mar 2011

100 years of International Women’s Day: let’s end the tyranny of sexual violence

The ongoing terrorism of sexual violence Violence against women is a scourge on the planet. When I’m asked what is...

CNEC Partners, collective shout, Compassion Australila, Deb Malcolm, Global Poverty Project, international women's day, Julie Cowdroy, Kim Vanden Hengel, Micah Challenge, Opportunity International Australia, poverty, status of women, violence against women, World Vision

7 Mar 2011

IWD event celebrating the dignity and worth of girls

International Women’s Day is celebrated during the week of March 8 across the world, recognising the incredible economic, political and...

Brian McFadden, Care2 petition site, Delta Goodrem, Just as you are (Drunk at the Bar), Kanye West, rape culture, sexual assault, sexual assault survivors, Universal Music, violence against women

3 Mar 2011

McFadden pledges profits to rape charity but sorry seems to be the hardest word

And another sexual assault survivor who isn’t laughing Late yesterday afternoon Brian McFadden sent these tweets: So, it seems he’s...

ABC The Drum Unleashed, anti-rape campaigns, Brian McFadden, collective shout, date rape, Delta Goodrem, Don't Be That Guy, Just the way you are (Drunk at the Bar), Nina Funnell, PTSD, rape, rape culture, sexual assault, Universal Music, violence against women

1 Mar 2011

Dear Brian McFadden:I was damaged after being taken advantage of

Woman shares impact of McFadden ‘Can’t wait to do some damage’ song *Trigger warning for survivors of sexual assault Yesterday...

Brian McFadden’s fun song about sexually exploiting women

New song by Delta’s man feeds rape myth Can someone please tell Brian McFadden that ‘taking advantage’ of a woman...

body image, lingerie, models, objectification, Victoria's Secret

23 Feb 2011

Objectification is not Empowerment: We don’t need Victoria’s Secret in Australia

There are reports Victoria’s Secret may be planning to set up shop in Australia. As if we don’t already have...

Advertising, exploitation, marketing, NEO Property, objectification, real estate, sexism, sexist advertising, women

21 Feb 2011

Selling houses by objectifying women: NEO’s shameless sexism

A case study in sexist advertising So you thought slap and tickle carry-on flicks were a thing of the past?...

I’ve got this other woman and the other woman is porn

Porn: the wrecking ball of authentic intimate relationships Came across this piece in the New York Magazine on the impact...

MTR in The Punch: women aren’t playthings, slaves and bitches

How convenient to caricature someone whose work you oppose by reducing them to a cartoon parody. Like I haven’t had...

Showing respect for women the AFL Way: Buddy’s sexist tees

Nena + Pasadena’s fashion statement celebrating the objectification of women Wondering how some of our footballers are putting their Code’s...