Here the oppression of women is very subtle. If we take female circumcision, the excision of the clitoris, it is…
Prostitution: consciousness-raising materials
For your WAAC Pack. ‘Lecture’ notes Why sex work isn’t work Risks of prostitution Why our ideas about prostitution are…
The Loop newsletter, 6 Oct 2018
Men have singled out women of outstanding merit and put them on a pedestal to avoid recognising the capabilities of…
Will advertising self-regulation ever work? Evidence from the alcohol industry suggests not …
Can we expect advertising and marketing self-regulation to operate in the interests of women and girls or in the interests…
WAAC meeting, 2 October: Prostitution reading and resources
Some things to help orient us for the meeting. WEB ARTICLES The truth about the women in the window: As…
The Loop newsletter, 15 September 2018
If a woman tolerates this treatment of her fellow women, if she accepts it under the banner of ‘liberalism’ or…
Patriarchy, misogyny, sexism: consciousness-raising materials
Whack these in your WAAC pack. CR notes — patriarchy, misogyny, sexism Patriarchy, misogyny, sexism (‘lecture’ notes) What is patriarchy?…
The Loop newsletter, 25 Aug 2018
Why, though, does it take a mother, daughter, sister for men to take a woman at her word? ― Joy…
WAAC meeting, 4 September: Patriarchy reading and resources
Some materials for our 4 September meeting: WEB ARTICLES The origins of patriarchy. This is Patriarchy 101 — easy and…
Pornography and porn culture: consciousness-raising materials
Some materials for your WAAC pack from our meeting of 14 August. We hope they’re useful. CR notes – pornography…
The Loop newsletter, 11 Aug 2018
When pornography is… normal, a whole population of men is primed to dehumanise women and to enjoy inflicting assault sexually……
WAAC meeting, 14 August: Pornography eading and resouces
Pornography is the theory, and rape the practice. ― Robin Morgan, Theory and Practice: Pornography and rape, (1974) WEB…
Lessons in ventriloquism: Refocusing after the disruption at ASASE 2018
WAAC members were thrilled and excited on Saturday afternoon when real-live ‘sex worker activists’ disrupted the Australian Summit Against Sexual…
Rape culture: consciousness-raising materials
Here are the materials from our 3 July meeting on rape culture. They are in Word and PDF formats so…
Advertising and objectification: consciousness-raising materials
If you couldn’t make our 5 June meeting on advertising and objectification, here are the materials. Ad imagery Consciousness-raising notes:…
WAAC meeting, 3 July: Rape culture reading and resources
Not being assaulted is not a privilege to be earned through the judicious application of personal safety strategies. — Emily…
This is rape culture
Not sure what rape culture is? We live in a culture where rape is normalised, accepted, and legitimised based on…
Bras N Things find it “tough” to respond to scholarly evidence
Bras N Things find it “tough” to respond to scholarly evidence of the links between the sexualisation of women in…
‘Semester 2’ meetings schedule
Join us on the first Tuesday of every month for whichever session(s) you want: 6.30 pm. Help set up 6.45…
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