How can a community that thrives on progress hold such regressive attitudes asks Jane Hollier Jane Hollier Sexist attitudes towards women in the gaming industry have existed ever since they realised a few extra dollars could be made by slapping a bow on top of the infamous yellow orb Pac-Man, and marketing ‘him’ as a […]
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 […]
‘We have made huge gains in becoming aware of the realities of many women’s and girl’s lives, and have a greater understanding of what can be done to call men to account and invite them to change’ As readers would know, I’m always encouraged when men decide to speak out against the objectification of women, […]
Magazines aimed at teen boys condition them to pro offending attitudes Are sex offenders and lads’ mags using the same language? Far from being harmless or ironic fun, lads’ mags could be legitimising hostile sexist attitudes, according to new research. Psychologists from Middlesex University and the University of Surrey found that when presented with descriptions […]
Wet t.shirt comp, simulated sex, ‘best tits’: young women as sexual fodder at end of school celebrations Scarlett from Victoria, wrote to me about her experience of Schoolies. I thought what she wrote deserved a wider audience and asked if I could reprint her letter. She agreed. After meaning to read your book Getting Real […]
The anti-rape pact we really need By Alison Grundy I am infuriated by the continued and deliberate misrepresentation of the crime of rape by the media and various ‘experts’, such as NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione. As a clinical psychologist, manager and supervisor in the field of sexual assault for 21 years I have been […]
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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 […]
War of Words Christine Jackman, The Weekend Australian, June 04, 2011 THIS much Nina Funnell knows about the man who held a box-cutter blade to her throat on an autumn’s evening in May 2007. She knows he had an olive complexion. She knows he had bushy eyebrows and a five o’clock shadow. She knows – […]
A hotel worker’s allegations of sexual assault by IMF chief and possible French presidential candidate Dominique Strauss-Kahn are disturbing. But also disturbing is the way the case is being reported in some sections of the media. Strauss-Kahn has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a woman at his expensive hotel suite in New York. […]
UK Glamour Magazine has included Suri Cruise in its annual list of the world’s “Best Dressed Women” Up there with Samantha Cameron and Alexa Chung, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ daughter is rated number 21 – ahead of Lady Gaga and Sarah Jessica Parker. Suri Cruise is 5 years old. This little ‘fashion icon’ still […]
Sexualisation, violence, commercialisation, commodification: Right to Childhood conference hears evidence of harm to children The Right to Childhood conference last Friday at Sydney’s Wesley Centre was a wake-up call to a society hell bent on forcing children to be exposed to imagery and messages which wreak havoc on their physical and mental health. Initiated by […]
