Earlier this month we exposed Calendar Club, a retail pop-up store selling a range of porn-themed calendars including sexualised pin-ups depicting women as sexual playthings for male entertainment. You don’t even have to walk into a store to see them – they are right out in the open in busy shopping centre thoroughfares, and in full view of children.

Collective Shout supporters have contacted the retailer and received dismissive cut and paste responses (see below).

Here's our response to these weak justifications for flogging these sexist and degrading products:

Report out now!

Our new report on the Sexual Harassment of Teachers (SHot) has attracted national media attention. We've rounded up the highlights here:

It’s no secret that mainstream porn is dominated by male violence and aggression against women. A report by the French equality watchdog last year found that as much as 90% of porn features verbal, physical and sexual violence towards women, and a significant amount constituted torture. 

As porn has become more mainstream, its messages – that violence against women is sexy, and women desire and enjoy violence and abuse – have seeped into mainstream popular culture. Strangulation or ‘sexual choking’*, an act of violence that has been popularised in porn, has become so normalised it is referenced and promoted in advertising, TV, social media, popular songs and on clothing – even for babies.

"Dick waffle" co claims to be 'kid friendly'

Content Warning

Cheeky Waffles is about to open up shop in Perth.

MTR delivers a virtual presentation at the Commission on the Status of Women in New York

Movement Director Melinda Tankard Reist featured on MelbourneCatholic.org

Help us gather data on the prevalence of sexual harassment in schools – so we can work together to address it!

'Women don't need shoutouts from serial sexist mags like Maxim"