Posted in Body Image, Power of Words on Feb 24th, 2009 11 Comments »
Lily Allen’s song “The Fear” slams the vacuous world of celebrity as well as offering a poignant insight into the fears I believe many young women are harbouring.
Warning: the clip below contains strong language.
During the research process for my upcoming book, The Butterfly Effect, I had the opportunity to speak at length with many teenage girls [...]
Posted in Blogs, Bullying, Cyber world / Bullying, Schools on Feb 13th, 2009 2 Comments »
Sydney’s The Daily Telegraph ran a disturbing story on the rise of cyber related sexual harassment in our schools recently.
This story serves as a reminder that we need to equip girls to use technology safely and wisely, and educate all young people on just what is, and is not, acceptable behaviour on line and indeed within [...]
Posted in Advertising, Beauty Industry, Body Image, Eating Disorders on Feb 5th, 2009 10 Comments »
The quote above is taken from the YouTube clip below. This documentary provides an incredibly powerful insight into adolescent, and pre-adolescent, girls and their relationship with their bodies:
Now consider the messages Australian teen girls will be receiving this week if they tune into channel 10’s The Biggest Loser. I wrote an Opinion piece for the Sydney Morning Herald on this [...]
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