News & Views Want to be an ally? Great. Just don’t expect women to be your tutors Perth-based podcaster, Jack McIntosh, who felt compelled to post a crying TikTok video where he laments being relentlessly rejected by women.
Ed's Blog Ban the socials! But keep the gambling ads and urinating contests that ‘traditional’ media serves kids Kids are exposed to gambling ads, along with misogynistic content on ‘traditional’ media. Is social media really the main media issue for young people.
News & Views Just 8 minutes of TikTok ‘thinspiration’ content is enough to affect body image Watching just eight minutes of TikTok content focused on dieting, weight loss and exercise has an immediate negative effect on body image, writes Rachel Hogg.
News & Views ‘We may as well monetise it’: How an Aussie skincare company turned Andrew Tate’s misogyny into sales A video posted by tbh Skincare ended up on Andrew Tate’s social media, spurring on millions more viewers.
Life Tradwives: dangerous to feminism or passing internet trend? Tradwives (Traditional Wife) are trending. These women produce aesthetically pleasing content that glamourise domesticity. Is it harmful?
News & Views A man has told the truth about how women are affected by violence. Finally. A man has gone viral on TikTok for his “take on dating” – and it may not be what you immediately assume.
News & Views ‘R.I.P. mom’: Sisters from the US laugh their way through grief When the sisters were little and something would go wrong, their mother would tell them to “laugh about it and keep moving”.
News & Views Goodbye cover letters and CVs, hello TikTok resumes? Traditional written CVs could be a thing of the past, as video sharing platform TikTok rises as a new player in the job recruitment process.
News & Views Idealistic influencer videos are harming young women’s body image: research A new study suggests the exposure to short form, “appearance-ideal content” videos on social media is having a negative impact on body image.
News & Views Iranian girls defy public dancing ban with viral TikTok gaining global support A viral TikTok of five young Iranian women dancing in a public space to Selena Gomez and Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ has ignited global support.
News & Views A group of men made “inexcusable” comments about Whitney Sharpe’s looks during a work call. She called them out on TikTok A young, American business woman has expertly called out a group of men making comments about her physical appearance during an online work call.
News & Views Women’s fitness brand’s epic fail in empowering & encouraging women Women’s Best, a US fitness brand has copped backlash after posting a TikTok video mocking first-time gym-goers.