The objectification of women has real life consequences in the lives of real people Kate Ravenscroft Anti violence against women campaigner and sexual assault survivor Kate Ravenscroft responded to my invitation for messages to share with the ad industry when I address the Mumbrella360 conference in Sydney tomorrow. Kate, be assured, your message will be […]
‘Every single player needs to know there are serious, career threatening consequences for assaulting a woman’ Brisbane father of two Anthony Simpson has launched a petition through Change.org calling on the NRL to ban players who engage in violence against women. Every time the petition is signed an email will be sent to the […]
Why I took part in 16 days of activism against gendered violence against women By Kate Ravenscroft “How frequently women are hurt and violated by the people they love. How rarely those criminals are brought to justice. How devastating the consequences of rape and gendered violence are. How effectively and irreparably violence against women destroys […]
Are you a survivor? Would you like to contribute? Kate Ravenscroft – whose important piece on violence against women I published here on the 100th year celebration of International Women’s Day – and her colleague Mel Hughes of Poetry 101 would like MTR blog readers to know about a new publication they are putting together […]
The ongoing terrorism of sexual violence Violence against women is a scourge on the planet. When I’m asked what is the greatest human rights violation in the world today, I respond, violence against women. Female genital mutilation, honour killings, dowry deaths, forced marriage, sexual slavery, trafficking to serve the demands of prostitution and pornography, female […]
