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.
Nov 25, 2010
Cross'em off your Christmas list Jingle bells, Christmas is here. Well, it was here around October according to most retailers! But that’s another blog entirely....
Oct 29, 2010
T-shirt depicts bound, gagged woman splattered with blood and the words 'Relax, it's Just Sex' Collective Shout Toowoomba member Mark McErvale recently posted an article...
Oct 27, 2010
Melinda Tankard Reist writes on Zoo magazine's portrayal of Mary Mackillop Published on ABC's The Drum Unleashed Australia’s first saint, Mary MacKillop, was a woman who...
Oct 26, 2010
Collective Shout speaks out against billboards depicting violence against women and gets results Collective Shout supporter Patrice had posted a message about this billboard on...
Oct 04, 2010
Just one week after Melinda Tankard Reist wrote about Woolworths promoting the Lynx Lodge, Woolworths has agreed to withdraw from the Lynx Lodge promotion. Lynx...
Sep 30, 2010
Club had been refused on 'three separate occasions' As reported on the Gold Coast news: RACING Queensland has banned the Gold Coast Turf Club from...
Sep 30, 2010
Speak out against sexist bikini track sprint There has been a lot of media this week about the Gold Coast Turf club's idea to host...
Sep 28, 2010
Today, from Melinda Tankard Reist's blog
Why would Woolworths associate itself with the objectification of women?
Sep 16, 2010
Community speaks out against Lovable body image hypocrisy Thanks everyone for your involvement with writing to Lovable and posting comments on Collective Shout and Melinda...
Sep 10, 2010
One man's letters to Lovable cut through PR spin Yesterday we asked our members what they thought of Lovable's ad campaign in light of their...
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