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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We had many positive responses to the WAAC launch, with lots of women wanting to be ‘kept in the loop’.…
WAAC successfully launched!
We have liftoff! The Women’s Action Alliance Canberra (WAAC) is now officially A Thing, so the patriarchy is on notice.…
Shock report! Seears Workwear seemingly not so far from sexism as claimed!
Eleven-year-old Mollie told her mum, “I don’t want to go to Seears Workwear. It’s only for boys.” Simon from Seears…
Seears Workwear gets all emotional over short phone call from 11-year-old girl
Men are funny. They make us laff. Especially when they get all dramtic and emotional. When an 11-year-old girl phoned…
