Creating shiny girls . . .
Posted in Body Image, Enlighten Education, Feminism, Power of Words, Schools, Sexual harassment and discrimination, Women and Film on Jun 13th, 2013
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 clip describes Katz as: …an anti-sexist activist and expert on violence, media and masculinities. An author, filmmaker, educator and social theorist, Katz has worked in [...]
Posted in Beauty Industry, Body Image, Bullying, Enlighten Education, Fashion Industry, Feminism, Gender stereotyping, Magazines, Media, Power of Words, Resources, Schools on May 16th, 2013
The Illawarra Women’s Health Centre was the the charity recipient for this year’s Illawarra International Women’s Day committee event for their project “Empowering Young Women of the Illawarra.” The Project enabled the Centre to offer our Enlighten Education workshops to over 500 Year 8 students from the area, and to also offer parents and Educators [...]
Posted in Enlighten Education, Feminism, Gender stereotyping, Sexual harassment and discrimination, Social Media, Women and Careers on Nov 16th, 2012
I am thrilled to announce that for the second year in a row, Enlighten Education has been announced as a Finalist for the incredibly prestigious Australian Human Rights Awards in the Business category (winners announced at the ceremony which will be held in Sydney, December 10). I thought I would take the opportunity to share a [...]
Posted in Beauty Industry, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Fashion Industry, Gender stereotyping, Magazines, Media, Parents on Jul 13th, 2012
In part 2 of Susan Johnson’s excellent investigative piece on teens and body image that I introduced here last week, she looks at the effects of the unprecedented pressure on girls to wax and to see dieting as an essential part of being a woman. I am pleased to have contributed my voice to those [...]
Posted in Body Image, Eating Disorders, Enlighten Education, Power of Words, Schools, Women and Careers on Mar 22nd, 2012
I recently noted that the program for this year’s Alliance of Girls’ Schools Conference, to be held in Melbourne 25th-27th May, was to include Ms Amy Smith, the current CEO of Jenny Craig. As I believe a woman who represents the diet industry has no place at such a prestigious event aimed at educators of [...]
Posted in Blogs, Body Image, Cyber world / Bullying, Enlighten Education, Media, Resources, Sexual harassment and discrimination, Social Media on Jan 31st, 2011
Last week an infographic went viral that posed the question “Which Female Tech Influencer Are You?” By answering inane questions such as “Jimmy Choos or running shoes?” and “White wine spritzer or tequila with worm?” you are supposed to find out which successful female tech influencer you most resemble. Please. I know this is just [...]
Posted in Body Image, Enlighten Education, Parents, Resources, Schools on Dec 20th, 2010
It has long been my goal to help girl move beyond Bratz, Britney and Bacardi Breezers. Girls are excelling in all kinds of ways – academically, socially and on the sporting field to name a few – but underneath that facade of success, our girls are in trouble. While they may appear to be coping [...]
Posted in Body Image, Enlighten Education, Magazines, Media, Resources, Schools on Jun 25th, 2010
I am often asked by schools for suggested follow-up activities they can do to sustain the girls’ interest and enthusiasm for the work Enlighten Education ignites when we run our programs. I thought it timely to share some best-practice approaches. Mater Dei Catholic College in Wagga Wagga recently ran a full-day Butterfly Effect program for [...]
Posted in Body Image, Cyber world / Bullying, Eating Disorders, Enlighten Education, Feminism, Media, Parents, Resources, Schools, Sexualisation of children on Mar 3rd, 2010
Parents, teachers and all of us at Enlighten Education know in our hearts that girls and young women are in trouble and need our support. And the evidence is mounting to prove that we are right to be concerned. A 19-year-long Scottish study published recently in the journal of Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology showed that teenage [...]
Posted in Enlighten Education, Media, Parents, Resources, Schools, Transition to High School on Dec 9th, 2009
I love my job and the girls that I work with. I feel blessed to be able to do something I am so passionate about. So I can’t tell you how happy it makes me that 2009 became a bit of a turning point, the year when the mainstream media – despite all its raunch [...]
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