Tag: afl

Women tell Microsoft objectification is not OK

Company forced to apologise for meter maid stunt Nice to be able to end the week on a good note. I was so encouraged to read in the SMH  the strong comments of women who rebuked Microsoft for hiring Gold cost meter maids to provide the entertainment at a Tech conference this week.     […]

AFL pulls plug on Hooters sponsorship of U16s: ‘at odds with AFL’s promotion of female equality’

Recently I wrote a post Boys, Babes and Balls: Hooters mascots for U16 boys footy about Hooters restaurant entering a sponsorship deal with a Gold Coast Under 16 boys club. The deal included money and two cheerleaders in tight clothes cheering the boys on. I argued that ‘…embedding busty mascots in with 15 and 16 […]