LET’S HAVE A BRAVE CONVERSATION. There’s a furore online at the moment about some comments made by a Headmaster in his school Newsletter about the young man who murdered Lilie…
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that starts on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs…
The old adage “boys will be boys” is now widely dismissed as not just an excuse for bad behaviour, but as dangerous, too – not just for girls and women,…
It can be hard to accept that someone we like doesn’t feel the same way about us. But here’s the guide to know how to handle this respectfully.
The time for token gestures and endless discussions about the physical, emotional psychological and financial costs of violence against women has long passed. We need to walk the talk.
After working alongside hundreds of teachers in a variety of schools, here’s what I will tell my son about the profession…
There’s a conversation we need to have with our sons — and it’s not about porn, or gaming.
If there is no safe place for boys and men to put their red-hot feelings, where do these go?
Tears don’t mean men are weak; it shows they have a heart.
Further to last week’s post on an alarming new type of lewd cyber scavenger hunt, I thought I’d share this Opinion piece by author, columnist, journalist, semi-retired academic and social…
“Hide your daughters.” “I’m only here for the ladies.” “Stud Muffin.” You might expect to see these kind of slogans brandished across a T-shirt worn by Benny Hill or Hugh…
Regular readers will know I have spent the past six months as a volunteer Board Director for a new women’s shelter that is opening in Sydney’s northwest, The Sanctuary. Like…
The following post was first published in The Daily Telegraph 7/12/15 and online at RendezView. UK man Aaron Gillies recently tweeted a list of all the reasons his wife cries,…
The following post was originally published by RendezView 15/10/15. Like most Australians, every time I hear news reports about yet another woman who has died at the hands of her…
What is the one thing teen boys say they wish adults better understood about their lives? Forget raging hormones, academic angst and peer pressure. When my team and I run…
This week I am hoping you’ll indulge me and allow me to share two projects I have been working on behind the scenes that have both just been launched. As…
