Why is the advertising industry still promoting violence against women?

By Lauren Gurrieri, Helen Cherrier, Jan Brace-Govan Advertisers, challenged with cutting through a cluttered marketing environment, sometimes aim to shock. Unfortunately while their aim may be to get their client noticed, our research shows they continue to glorify the violent exploitation of women. This is despite increasing community support, matched by public policy efforts to […]

We must follow France and put an end to exploitation

If Tracy Connelly were alive today and living in France, it’s possible she might have found a way out of prostitution. She would have at least known that the society she lived in cared enough to want to help her out. But Tracy lived in Australia and was murdered on July 21, by a man […]