Side Hustles and Sexual Exploitation: Australian news media reporting and commentary on the sex industry during the COVID-19 pandemic
A report authored by the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women Australia (CATWA) and Collective Shout.
Read moreMedia features: National coverage of our Instagram + Etsy investigations
Predators target preteens on Instagram + Etsy child sex abuse material
Read more16 Days of Activism 2021: Re-writing problematic media narratives about the sex industry to combat gender-based violence
Joint initiative with CATWA
Read moreBBC, Daily Mail, Good Morning America: 'Let Them Wear Shorts' WIN global media coverage
Scrapped bikini rule sparks hope for 'end of sexism and objectification of women and girls in sport'
Overnight, Talitha Stone's #LetThemWearShorts petition victory attracted global media attention. Launched in July, the petition called on the International Handball Federation to dump its requirement for women beach handball players to compete in bikini bottoms and to allow them to wear shorts. Talitha announced a win last week after the IHF swapped bikinis for shorts in its updated Beach Handball Rules of the Game.
Norwegian Handball Federation President Kåre Geir Lio has since told media that 'female players had told him they played better in the tight shorts, and were “very satisfied” with their new ability to choose the length'.
Read moreMedia Release: Australian retailer City Beach slammed for selling major porn brand to teens
Youth retailer City Beach has been slammed for promoting global porn industry brand Playboy, following the release of its new range of Playboy-branded clothing.
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