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Hope and healing: Breaking the silence on sexual abuse
There are a couple of important events coming up next week that I want to let you know about. Forget-me-knot Day is Friday 12th November, in support of survivors of child abuse. And from 12–13...
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Babies, not Barbies! Sand pits, not glitz!
Danni Miller with Junior Activists at Sydney rally. I am feeling pumped after this week’s national Pull the Pin protests against the glitzy, sexualised child beauty pageants as seen on “Toddlers &...
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Dieting and children – weighing up the arguments
I was recently invited to join a panel discussing body image on channel 9′s Kerri-Anne. The panel also included social commentator Angela Mollard, psychologist Ian Wallace, and Sally Symonds who is a...
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Girls in crisis: self-harm, and what you can do to help
Increasingly I am being asked by concerned parents and girls about the issue of self-harm, so this week I’m bringing you an abridged version of the section in my book The Butterfly Effect that looks at...
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On “targeting” little girls who wear shorts as “trampy”
Do short shorts = trampy? Does a short skirt = slutty? The American Psychological Association (APA) defines “sexualisation” as occurring when a person’s value is believed to come only from their...
View ArticleHigh School, High Anxiety: How to support teens with anxiety disorders
Last week’s inspiring post by Jane Caro on overcoming an anxiety disorder struck a chord with many readers who have been through the same thing. Many of our girls are facing this issue, too. In fact,...
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I don’t believe self-defence training is “victim blaming”. And I’m a feminist.
I’m a proud feminist. And I’m the CEO of Australia’s largest provider of in-school workshops for teen girls that help develop self-worth and resilience. And I promote self-defence classes to young...
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How young men will help put an end to domestic violence
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 partner, I feel...
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Time for solutions not more talk
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 most Australians, I’ve...
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We must eradicate harassment from our schools
Were you surprised the recent Plan International survey on Sexism in the City showed that for most young women, experiences of street harassment are common? If so, there’s a good chance you’re a...
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