Angsting about the cultural goods young women enjoy and the impact these may have on their morals and intellect is, sadly, nothing new. When romantic fiction grew in popularity in…
We are quick to attribute influence to a VIP, yet less likely to own that we have just as much power to shape our children as any reality TV star…
Holy anticipation! Has there ever been more patient fans than Wonder Woman’s legion of loyal supporters?
Whether the trolls realise it or not, their comments reveal far more about them than they ever do about those they are hoping to intimidate or discredit.
The following post was first published in the Daily Telegraph newspaper, and online at RendezView, 26/12/15. Is it any wonder that after overeating, overspending and feeling over the in-laws, so…
This week I am sharing a guest post by my colleague Nina Funnell. Nina is a freelance writer, social commentator and author. This post was originally posted by RendezView. Well…
The following post was co-written with my colleague Nina Funnell. It was originally published by US website Feministing. Pointed hats, black cats, broomsticks, cauldrons: Halloween is a night for celebrating…
Nina Funnell and I wrote the following post on Big Brother which was first published at both The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on November 5th. Big Brother is…
This week I want to share three of the videos I’ve watched recently that have deeply moved me. The first is a TED Talk by Jackson Katz, Ph.D. The YouTube…
1. Fat shaming. I have voiced my concerns over channel 10’s “Biggest Loser” in the Sydney Morning Herald before here: The burden of treating girls’ bodies as the enemy and…
I was absolutely thrilled to have been asked to join the panel discussing the topic, “All Women Hate Each Other” at The Sydney Opera House’s Festival of Dangerous Ideas. The…
My post below was originally published by The Sydney Morning Herald, 24/3/12. If sales of the books and early movie tickets for the new teen fiction series The Hunger Games…
Criticizing the latest film in the Twilight series, Breaking Dawn, is child’s play. As columnist Jordan Baker writes, “I worry for girls who will grow up with Bella Swan from…
Various newspaper articles have reported that the Head of Warner studios, Jeff Robinov, recently declared that; “We are no longer doing movies with women in the lead.” It is alleged…
