The Para Hills West Soccer Club in Adelaide seems to have missed the memo. By Coralie Alison With a new focus on objectification of women, abuse, violence, sexism and misogyny, Para Hills West decides not only to host a ‘Men’s Night’ fundraiser – but advertise it at the club for all the junior boys to […]
No, Chris Gayle, We Won’t ‘Move On’ from your Nationally Televised Sexism Melinda Tankard Reist – 5 Jan 2016 To sporting news now, and West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle has found closure from an incident this week in which he propositioned a female sports reporter live on air. After making a pass at Channel Ten […]
An insult to Cathy Freeman and other sportswomen Collective Shout posted the piece below on the fiasco that was this years ‘I support women in sport’ awards hosted by Women’s Health Magazine. Woman’s Health Magazine editor Felicity Harley had said in response to the furore: “It is disappointing that this has become the focus rather than […]
Inscribing Violence: murder and sexual abuse so banal it’s art WARNING. Graphic image/content The end of this week has left me reeling. How to even describe the latest violence against women horror exhibits? How to name the casual everyday way these mementos from the frontline of the war on women have become normalised in our […]
Pick your favourite arse by number We continue to be sold a line by the promoters and profiteers of Legends Football League (better known as Lingerie Football League, the re-branding means little) that this is a legitimate sport. Let’s see what the fans think. Here’s a snag of their comments taken at 4.15pm today. Only […]
Another example of the abuse women receive for speaking out By Caitlin Roper Last week, The Australian newspaper reported that Channel Seven’s 7mate would be broadcasting the Lingerie Football. To all those who are unfamiliar with this spectacle, yes, it is exactly what it sounds like. While many accomplished women’s sporting leagues in Australia are […]
‘Roxy and the “sex sells” agenda of surf corporations a la Big Surfing are completely disconnected from what we know surfing to be about: freedom. We don’t want what you are selling’ When writing my column on the objectification of women in sport, I came across the writings of American surfer and Women’s World Longboard […]
My first column with Fairfax As a teenage girl growing up in country Victoria, I was an avid reader of The Age. It inspired in me a passion for journalism. I did work experience on the local paper and went on to study journalism at RMIT. I scored a cadetship and began my life as […]
“What about male divers…will you ban them?” – Derryn Hinch I’m rarely speechless, but I did find myself struggling for words in an interview with the ‘Human Headline’ Derryn Hinch on our campaign against lingerie football coming to Australia next month on Melbourne rado 3AW last week. You can listen to the interview here Hinch employs […]
