MTR – Page 27 – Melinda Tankard Reist

Boobs are not news

No More Page 3 Campaign Poem by Sabrina Malouz Love this. And the voice! David Dinsmore: Take The Bare Boobs...

domestic violence, Geoff Hunt, Lockhart, Mama Mia, mental illness, murder, Nina Funnell, suicide, violence against women

14 Sep 2014

Does a ‘loving family man’ violently shoot his wife and kids?

The Hunt family murder-suicide. This is what needs to be said. Nina Funnell perfectly echoes my own thoughts on the...

Advertising, equality, fashion, human rights, marketing ABC RN, objectification, pornification, rape, SEXUAL ABUSE, Sexualisation, status of women, violence against women, Waleed Ali

3 Sep 2014

Battered and bruised a fashionable look?

MTR in conversation with Waleed Aly Have you seen the recent bus “gang rape-inspired” photo shoot in India? Or Vogue...

abortion, disability, Down syndrome, Gammy, pre natal diagnosis, prenatal screening, reproductive technologies, Spinifex Press, termination of pregnancy

29 Aug 2014

Why I kept my baby after finding out he had Down syndrome

My Oma was born in a little village near the town of Hadamar. Hadamar sits in the shadow of a...

child trafficking, FODI, Gammy, IVF, Kasja Ekis Ekman, motherhood, prostitution, Renate Klein, reproductive technologies, reproductive tourism, Sheila Jeffreys, Spinifex Press, surrogacy

29 Aug 2014

Surrogacy, Reproductive Prostitution and Child Trafficking

A New Form of Women’s Oppression Swedish journalist and feminist Kajsa Ekis Ekman, author of ‘Being and Being Bought: Prostitution,...

acid attacks, equality, fashion, India, status of women, Stop Acid Attacks, violence against women, women’s human rights

17 Aug 2014

Raw beauty and bravery: acid survivors in stunning fashion shoot

The most beautiful fashion shoot I have ever seen All these young women were victims of acid attacks in India....

1 Aug 2014

Ultra Tune: out of tune on sexism

Car parts and service chain Ultra Tune are facing a flood of complaints on social media in response to its...

brothels, Caroline Norma, equality, exploitation, massage parlours, Northern Territory, prostitution, sex industry, strip clubs, The Drum, trafficking

31 Jul 2014

Sex industry will win, vulnerable women lose, in N.T brothel legalisation plans

Brothel legalisation: a Top End race to the bottom Caroline Norma …Tollner’s proposal to brothels is particularly cynical, given the...

The Sex Factor: Why would winning a porn industry role be considered a prize?

Mainstreaming and normalising the abuse and exploitation of women The Sex Factor is a new reality TV program where contestants...

A Wicked Victory

People power forces Wicked Campers to withdraw misogynistic marketing Wicked Campers withdraws sexist slogans from vans after 110,000-strong change.org petition;...

ABC The Drum, Advertising Standards Boar, advertising standards bureau, Anna Bligh, ASB, Change.org, Dr Helen Pringle, Julia Gillard, mumbrella, outdoor advertising, Paula Orbea, Petition, Wicked, Wicked Campers, Wicked Campervans

16 Jul 2014

How Wicked Campers intimidate, threaten and demean women

Wicked assigns women and girls to a place of inferiority: Dr Helen Pringle …Wicked Campers is a serial offender at...

advertising standards bureau, ASB, Change.org, outdoor advertising, Paula Orbea, Petition, Wicked, Wicked Campers, Wicked Campervans

14 Jul 2014

“I am a little girl and I am not a slut”: Anti Wicked Camper campaign takes off

Thousands support Sydney mother’s petition against misogynistic Wicked Campers. Wicked Campers are known for their campervans emblazoned with sexist and...