Stephanie Wescott
@drstephaniewescott.bsky.social
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Feminist academic at Monash University. Researching the manosphere & gendered violence in schools
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In this recent paper,
@steven-d-roberts.bsky.social
+ I conceptualise inadequate school-level responses to sexual harassment of women teachers (i.e. denial, minimisation, undermining) as examples of institutional gaslighting. Available open access below!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Conceptualising school-level responses to sexual harassment of women teachers as institutional gaslighting
This paper conceptualises the inaction of school leadership teams in response to systemic sexual harassment as institutional gaslighting, a theoretical tool to date unutilised in studies of sexual ...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01425692.2024.2409267#abstract
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We want to understand what social media is like for teenage boys. This project offers boys aged 12-15 the opportunity to share their thoughts and experiences directly, and to shape the strategies and responses that might support them. Please share this flyer with anyone who might be interested đŁ
4 months ago
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Steve Roberts
5 months ago
New from
@drstephaniewescott.bsky.social
& me in Critical Education Studies. We advance SRGBV as an essential classifying, clarifying and categorising concept to encapsulate gendered abuse, misogyny, sexual harassment and sexism experienced by women, girls and non-binary young people in schools.
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Join me, Jamila Rizvi & Alastair MacGibbon for this webinar conversation later this month. Presented by Future Women. Registration and details below!
events.futurewomen.com/fwpresents
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blog.aare.edu.au/woke-austral...
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'Woke': Australian teaching must hold tight to the fair go
What's woke? We are now witnessing the wanton destruction of that social contract in the United States. Let's not bring that here
https://blog.aare.edu.au/woke-australian-teaching-must-hold-tight-to-the-fair-go/
7 months ago
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AARE Gender, Sexualities and Cultural Studies SIG
7 months ago
More on 'Adolescence', featuring commentary by University of Adelaide's Sam Schultz and
@drstephaniewescott.bsky.social
at Monash
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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The Adolescence alarm: âIf thereâs a problem with boysâ behaviour, itâs because of usâ
Millions have been gripped by a story of toxic masculinity in children thatâs been called a âwake-up callâ. But is it a moral panic, and how should we respond?
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/mar/29/the-adolescence-alarm-if-theres-a-problem-with-boys-behaviour-its-because-of-us
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Stephanie Wescott
AARE Gender, Sexualities and Cultural Studies SIG
7 months ago
'Tate-pilled boys are a problem for schools' --
@drstephaniewescott.bsky.social
and
@steven-d-roberts.bsky.social
in the New York Times
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
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Opinion | Tate-Pilled Boys Are a Problem for Schools
What âAdolescenceâ gets right about the harassment of female authority figures.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/opinion/adolescence-misogyny-schools.html
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Stop Sexual Assault in Schools
7 months ago
By focusing on an extreme expression of misogyny âwe may miss a conversation about what is happening every day and ...[the] mundane [yet harmful] ways that these expressions of misogyny and sexism are coming from young boys in schools,â notes
@drstephaniewescott.bsky.social
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The Adolescence alarm: âIf thereâs a problem with boysâ behaviour, itâs because of usâ
Millions have been gripped by a story of toxic masculinity in children thatâs been called a âwake-up callâ. But is it a moral panic, and how should we respond?
https://tinyurl.com/2p5cnfne
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Most Australians look with horror at the Trump administrationâs whirlwind of destruction, but what about the lads? | Peter Lewis
A more muscular form of government sits well with our archetypical male, who embraces a sense of grievance egged on by American podcasters
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2025/mar/18/most-australians-look-with-horror-at-the-trump-administrations-whirlwind-of-destruction-but-what-about-the-lads-ntwnfb
7 months ago
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Maura Conway
7 months ago
"...anti-feminism is often the entry point to other forms of radicalisation that has been consistently underestimated by governments...It immediately threatens the integrity & rights of half the worldâs population by normalising coercion, control & violence"
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/ctrl...
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My friend was radicalised by online misogyny
He believes there is a conspiracy against men, that our societies are not patriarchal and never were (because the very concept of patriarchy is a fabrication), and that women should not be allowed to ...
https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/ctrl-hate-delete-new-anti-feminist-backlash-and-how-we-fight-it-cecile-simmons-extract
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Girls have a right to safety in their classrooms. Their education is profoundly compromised by the sexual harassment and violence they experience at school.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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Mother calls for change after daughter sexually harassed by classmates - ABC listen
Sarah, not her real name, says serious systemic change is needed to prevent this happening to girls at school
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/melbourne-drive/sarah-harassment-at-bundoora-secondary-college/105062426?utm_medium=social&utm_content=sf276685073&utm_campaign=abc_melbourne&utm_source=m.facebook.com
7 months ago
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8 months ago
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Steve Roberts
8 months ago
I was interviewed by
news.com.au
about our research paper in Cultural Sociology, about the insidious underpinning of Tate content. interview coverage here:
www.news.com.au/technology/o...
Full paper:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@drstephaniewescott.bsky.social
@marcusjmaloney.bsky.social
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Andrew and Tristan Tateâalleged rapists and human traffickersâhave just arrived in Florida on a private jet. Donald Trump maintains he knows nothing about it.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Andrew Tate and brother Tristan arrive in US after Romania lifts travel ban
The pair, facing trial for human trafficking, had been banned from leaving Romania in recent years.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpq222rqv4po
8 months ago
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Feminist Killjoy
8 months ago
Looks fab & full of killjoy inspirations!
#EnemyFeminisms
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Researchers have been warning about curriculum narrowing for decades. In an education system governed by performance, testing and comparison rationalisations, it's inevitable that a subject like C&C will be eroded. Excellent comments here by
@stewartriddle.com
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
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Call for 'immediate' curriculum overhaul after 'shocking' civics results
National test results show just 28 per cent of Year 10 students are proficient in civics.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-18/civic-education-curriculum-assessment-students/104946138?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=messages
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Podcasts have helped sway many young American men to the right. The same may well happen in Australia.
theconversation.com/podcasts-hav...
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Podcasts have helped sway many young American men to the right. The same may well happen in Australia
Conservative politicians are making good use ot podcasts to swing the votes of young men in particular. This may prove crucial in the 2025 Australian election.
https://theconversation.com/podcasts-have-helped-sway-many-young-american-men-to-the-right-the-same-may-well-happen-in-australia-248135?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton
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Podcasters including Joe Rogan, Theo Von and Logan Paul are mobilizing Americaâs men to lean right. An analysis of over 2,000 videos shows how.
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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How Popular YouTubers Pushed Young Male Voters Toward Trump
How podcasters like Joe Rogan and Logan Paul turned young men, a once apolitical demographic, into a massively powerful voting bloc
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-youtube-podcast-men-for-trump/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
9 months ago
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Are the wellness bros okay? I contributed some thoughts to Madison Griffith's piece in the latest issue of Marie Claire on the intersections between wellness influencer bros (think Wim Hof and Bryan Johnson et al.) and violence against women.
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I knew one day Iâd have to watch powerful men burn the world down â I just didnât expect them to be such losers | Rebecca Shaw
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerbergâs desperation to be cool as they suck up to Donald Trump is so cringe it makes my skin crawl
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/16/i-knew-one-day-id-have-to-watch-powerful-men-burn-the-world-down-i-just-didnt-expect-them-to-be-such-losers
9 months ago
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Steve Roberts
9 months ago
We systematically delved into Tateâs messaging on Telegram and his website so you donât have to! While contrasting to his vile click baity, misogyny vids @ tweets, Tateâs self-help advice is insidious ideological scaffolding that leads to + celebrates misogyny
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Elizabeth Pearson
9 months ago
My target demographic for this piece by the way is not gender people or âwokeâ people, whoever they are. Itâs people who care about power being exploited to threaten democracy. Gender matters but the key thing is - protect democracy.
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'Understanding the appeal of figures like Andrew Tate requires moving beyond surface-level explanations that blame feminist discourse for alienating boys and young men.'
missingperspectives.com/posts/andrew...
By
@steven-d-roberts.bsky.social
& me
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Andrew Tateâs appeal to young men has nothing to do with toxic masculinity
As Andrew Tate launches a political party, Tateâs appeal lies in his skilful manipulation of genuine issues, such as economic hardships, and his ability to frame these issues as consequences of femini...
https://missingperspectives.com/posts/andrew-tate-toxic-masculinity/
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Amanda Marcotte
10 months ago
The New Orleans attacker and Las Vegas bomber weren't working together, as initially feared. But the two acts have so much in common. Both were lost men who, because of toxic masculinity, got radicalized into believing far-right violence was ennobling.
www.salon.com/2025/01/06/m...
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Whether MAGA or ISIS, online misogyny fuels terrorism
Bitter men of all stripes are targeted by influencers telling them to double down on toxic masculinity
https://www.salon.com/2025/01/06/masculinity-links-the-new-orleans-attacker-and-the-las-vegas-bomber/
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10 months ago
The real appeal of Andrew Tate is not because boys hear the phrase âtoxic masculinityâ â New piece in Monash Lens by me and
@drstephaniewescott.bsky.social
lens.monash.edu/2025/01/09/1...
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'...engagement with literature may enable discourses about consent to be extended beyond life skills and sexual health approaches.' Important and timely paper by Helen Cahill et al. on the possibilities of consent education through text study in English.
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Consent and literary education: the opportunities and challenges of teaching consent in secondary school English
This article explores whether secondary school English teachers can contribute to consent education in Australia. A scoping study involved reviewing research on consent education, examining both co...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09540253.2024.2409237?src=exp-la#d1e388
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Wayne Martino
10 months ago
Epistemic injustice and violence in times of resurgent anti-trans backlash, emboldened white supremacist rhetoric and far-right extremism
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Epistemic injustice and violence in times of resurgent anti-trans backlash, emboldened white supremacist rhetoric and far-right extremism
Published in Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education (Vol. 45, No. 5-6, 2024)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01596306.2024.2426295
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This SI looks incredible! Congrats to the editors, Wayne Martino & Diana Kuhl, and all who contributed papers.
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Epistemic injustice and violence in times of resurgent anti-trans backlash, emboldened white supremacist rhetoric and far-right extremism
Published in Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education (Vol. 45, No. 5-6, 2024)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01596306.2024.2426295#d1e180
11 months ago
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Clare Southerton
11 months ago
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by
@neilselwyn.bsky.social
about the social media ban in Australia, as you can probably guess Iâm not a fan! You can listen to the episode here đ
www.buzzsprout.com/1301377/epis...
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Australia thinks that it can ban young people from using social media ⌠we have questions! - Education Technology Society
The Australian government has just announced that it will ban all young people under the age of 16 from using social media.Dr. Clare Southerton explains the background to this âbanâ and what it might ...
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1301377/episodes/16244939
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www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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The Guardian view on humanities in universities: closing English Literature courses signals a crisis
With degrees disappearing and reading rates plummeting, the arts face a critical moment in education and culture
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/dec/05/the-guardian-view-on-humanities-in-universities-closing-english-literature-courses-signals-a-crisis
11 months ago
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Me and
@steven-d-roberts.bsky.social
piece on misogyny and extremism has just been republished by VOX-Pol (originally in
@theconvo-bot.bsky.social
).
voxpol.eu/should-misog...
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Should misogyny be treated as a form of extremism? - VOX - Pol
By Stephanie Wescott, Monash University and Steven Roberts, Monash University The UK government has recently announced a review into their counter-terrorism strategy, focussing on responses to âextrem...
https://voxpol.eu/should-misogyny-be-treated-as-a-form-of-extremism/
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This is incredible work and was a privilege to witness
#AARE2024
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Thoughtful & reflective work by
@tanjinashraf.bsky.social
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Seeing
@aliceelwell.bsky.social
presenting is always a thing to behold! Her research is about affective encounters produced via the practice of critical literacy in English classrooms. Brilliant brilliant â¨
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11 months ago
This paper has surpassed 25k reads in just about 11 & half months! (Pretty good for an academic article, & a 1st for me!). It prompted many teachers to email stories of manosphere-driven sexismđ˘; & a few trolls whose gripe was solely âstop telling it like it isâ đ
@drstephaniewescott.bsky.social
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Dr Michelle Bishop reminds us that curriculum & pedagogy did not arrive with the colonisers; they have always been here
#aare2024
@australianare.bsky.social
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www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
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Educators say young men's 'voice of change' is needed to prevent gendered violence
After grappling with several deaths of women allegedly at the hands of men, Ballarat services have united to deliver a program that discusses respectful relationships, mental health and compassion wit...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-01/combating-toxic-masculinity-victoria-ballarat-school-workshop/104492908
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Neil Renic
11 months ago
Hallmark Christmas movie where a big city academic goes to a small town and falls in love with the first person who's mildly interested in their research
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Very honoured to have ben selected as one of the incoming ECR editor interns for the Australian Educational Researcher. Looking forward to working with the team and learning the ropes with excellent colleagues there!
@australianare.bsky.social
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Teachers in Independent schools in Aus: Do you have students who might be interested in chatting about influencers? See the below flyer below for distribution within your school. Email me if you would like a PDF:
[email protected]
Expression of Interest form:
lnkd.in/gZDywXc4
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I spoke to Patrica Karvelas on ABC RN this morning to talk about what schools can do to combat gender-based violence. We were joined by a current teacher, 'Stacey' (pseudonym), who shared her harrowing experiences of violence, sexual harassment and misogyny.
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To mark the beginning of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence global campaign,
@monashuniversity.bsky.social
has put together a content hub exploring various issues related to prevention and perpetration.
lens.monash.edu/2024/11/25/1...
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Eliminating gender-based violence
Monash Lens brings you expert commentary and stories by leading Monash University academics and researchers who are helping to change the world.
https://lens.monash.edu/2024/11/25/1387186/eliminating-gender-based-violence
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'Schools are uniquely placed within the field of gender-based violence. They are sites where both gendered violence occurs, and where leading prevention and early intervention work could take place.' New piece from
@steven-d-roberts.bsky.social
& me for Monash Lens
lens.monash.edu/2024/11/26/1...
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Gendered violence: Schoolsâ role in perpetration and prevention
Spurred on by the manosphere, a new wave of misogyny and sexism is thriving in education settings, but change is still possible.
https://lens.monash.edu/2024/11/26/1387184/gendered-violence-in-schools-urgent-need-for-prevention-and-intervention-amid-rising-hostilities
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Up at
@sydneyuni.bsky.social
today for a multi-stakeholder workshop on critical approaches to 'evidence' use in schools & policy. Imagining new concepts, new approaches & new resistance.
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The new season of
@monashuniversity.bsky.social
's award-winning podcast, What Happens Next? lands tomorrow, featuring interviews with me +
@steven-d-roberts.bsky.social
on our research exploring gender-based violence in schools.
lens.monash.edu/@what-happen...
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Crikey
11 months ago
EXCLUSIVE | Many experts were suspicious about how explicitly a recent summit platformed people who supported Laborâs teen social media ban. Today
@cameronwilson.bsky.social
reveals emails that prove the event was set up to create âmomentumâ for the ban.
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/21/t...
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Emails reveal how Labor engineered event to support its own teen social media ban
Exclusive: A senior advisor to the SA premier emailed Jonathan Haidt saying that the state's social media summit was being run 'with the intent of building momentum' for a social media ban.
https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/21/teen-social-media-ban-jonathan-haidt-peter-malinauskas/
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What can schools (as workplaces) do to support women experiencing sexism and misogyny?
@steven-d-roberts.bsky.social
and I spoke to Paul O'Halloran from international law firm, Dentons, on our research & how we can improve women's safety in schools.
www.dentons.com/en/insights/...
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30 minutes with Dr Stephanie Wescott and Professor Steven Roberts
In this episode of HR Hacks, Dentons Employment & Safety and Accredited Specialist in Workplace Relations Partner, Paul OâHalloran.
https://www.dentons.com/en/insights/newsletters/2024/september/12/hr-hacks-thriving-and-surviving-in-the-modern-workplace/30-minutes-with-dr-stephanie-wescott-and-professor-steven-roberts
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Jenna Price
11 months ago
Back in 2012, a bunch of us decided we'd had enough of the way Alan Jones talked about women. We decided to
#destroythejoint
. Much love to all those women and men who helped.
www.smh.com.au/national/i-t...
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I took on Alan Jones. I survived, but the backlash terrified me
Everyone knew that Alan Jones was the most powerful man in media. But how he wielded that power created fear - real fear.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/i-took-on-alan-jones-i-survived-but-the-backlash-terrified-me-20241118-p5krn3.html
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'Misogyny and violence against women are social issues, and require a social response, not a punitive one.' Me &
@steven-d-roberts.bsky.social
on why social media age restrictions are not the answer to mitigate exposure to misogynistic ideas.
lens.monash.edu/2024/11/19/1...
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Mirror world: Proposal to ban access to social media reflects a lack of understanding
Banning social media for young Australians may have negative effects, particularly for marginalised young people. Misogyny and sexism are social issues requiring a social response not a punitive one.
https://lens.monash.edu/2024/11/19/1387172/mirror-world-banning-access-to-social-media-reflects-a-lack-of-understanding
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The Guardian
11 months ago
Richard Flanagan wins Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize with âastonishingâ Question 7
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Richard Flanagan wins Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize with âastonishingâ Question 7
The Australian author won with his âunclassifiableâ book, becoming the only person to have won both this award and the Booker prize for fiction Richard Flanaganâs Question 7 has been named winner of the Baillie Gifford prize for nonfiction, making theâŚ
http://dlvr.it/TGGrqW
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