13 TV Shows You May Have Missed that Feature Strong Female Leads
We may not have a TV, but DVD box sets and the internet are an enormous part of my life in the resting-or-breastfeeding days of late pregnancy and the ‘fourth trimester‘. I know I’m not alone in...
View ArticleSexism in Kids’ TV Shows and Movies: What to look for and what to do about it
This is something of an experimental post, so please be kind in your comments! I’d love your help to hone it. I’ve been working on it for months, so it’s time to let it out into the world and get your...
View ArticleInstitutional Sexism at the Otago Daily Times
The Otago Daily Times, the only independently-owned major daily newspaper in New Zealand, had this feature teased on the front page this weekend: The paper is joining with a heritage society to get...
View ArticleEveryday Misogyny: Sexism is OK as long as it’s funny – so rules the...
Sigh. I went to complain to the Advertising Standards Authority (yes, again) about a billboard where a naked woman’s body is used to sell… scaffolding. And cranes. And stuff like that. It came up in...
View ArticleAdvertising that Promotes Rape Culture: My Complaint to the Advertising...
I got my rant on yesterday and today I got my complain on. This is the text of my formal complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. They’ve already refused to consider two complaints against...
View ArticleVictory! Advertising Standards Authority Upholds our Complaint!
In the middle of the (Thai) night, slightly out of kilter after all the flying, and up with jet-lagged (or rather, jet-fuelled) children, I got the very good news by email that the Advertising...
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‘Colours are for Everyone’ + 38 More Phrases for Feminist Parenting
A little visitor came to our house for the first time recently. This was the conversation between the visitor and my four-year-old son, SBJ: Visitor: Whose bike is that? SBJ: Mine! V: It can’t be...
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13 Fabulous Kids’ TV Shows that Pass the Maisy Test and Have Other Great...
We’re still swimming in sexism Here’s a quick exercise for you: grab a pen and paper, or open a document on a device. Briefly note down the ten or so kids’ television shows that you see or hear most of...
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Fabulous Children’s Picture Books with Diverse Representation
Have you ever noticed that all the animals in the popular children’s lift-the-flap book Dear Zoo are male? Every single one. It’s not an isolated example. Looking at almost 6,000 children’s books...
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The Star: heartwarming Nativity or violent, sexist missed opportunity?
Has anyone been wondering about seeing The Star with kids? It’s a new animated Nativity story, with lots of Hollywood voice talent, and some funny moments. It’s also stuck in the 1980s when it comes...
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