Objectification is the process by which a person comes to be treated as a commodity or an object for use, rather than a human being with a personality, feelings, needs, dignity and rights.
Sexual objectification is where a person is objectified for the purpose of the sexual gratification or use of another.
In her TedX talk, Dr Caroline Heldman illustrates how the objectification of women has escalated, how we have become inured to its damaging effects and what we can do individually and collectively to demolish the paradigms that keep us from a better world.
More research in Objectification can be found here.
See articles tagged 'objectification' below.
May 23, 2014
Schick For Men criticised for using sexual objectification of women to sell razors Last week Lucy, one of our supporters, alerted us to Schick For...
Apr 24, 2014
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Nov 20, 2013
An open letter “To those who oppose the LFL in Australia” was posted on our Facebook page yesterday. Elise – an athlete who has recently...
Oct 21, 2013
Melinda Tankard Reist in the Sydney Morning Herald
In December 2008, aged 39, Rachael Lonergan was diagnosed with aggressive triple negative breast cancer.
Aug 30, 2013
The Ad Standards Board has dismissed complaints against Honey Birdette's shop front "Tasty Treats" ad. The complainant described the ad as highly sexualised, larger than...
Jul 10, 2013
Sign the petition Three-time women's world longboard champion Cori Schumacher has started a petition calling on Roxy to stop sexualising female surfers in their marketing....
Jun 30, 2013
AFL star Lance “Buddy” Franklin still promoting porn t-shirt brand to fans
Apr 11, 2013
The Outdoor Media Association says it won't be back. But what about all the other billboards?
Apr 02, 2013
On Saturday Collective Shout's Melinda Tankard Reist appeared on Weekend Sunrise with Danielle Egan, US author of a new book which argues concerns about the...
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