Want to tackle sexualisation on TikTok? Address the issue of pornography
By Rachael Wong
The incredibly disturbing and explicit content children are being shown and encouraged to create on TikTok revealed by a Daily Telegraph investigation has a direct correlation with the proliferation of pornography in our culture.
Read moreThere is a lot to be learnt from Iran’s “Feminist Revolution”
By Rachael Wong
Three weeks ago, the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini sparked nationwide protests across Iran. The Kurdish-Iranian woman was visiting Tehran with her brother when she was arrested by the country’s morality police for wearing her hijab too loosely and revealing too much of her hair. Police maintained she had a heart attack at the station, collapsed and fell into a coma. However, witnesses say she was severely beaten.
Read moreFacebook censors Women’s Forum Australia for post saying men can’t get pregnant
By Rachael Wong
Facebook has slapped Women’s Forum Australia with censorship restrictions for 30 days. Why? Because apparently saying men can’t get pregnant is hate speech.
Read moreThe end of Roe brings us closer to the world women and children deserve
By Rachael Wong
The magnitude of what has just happened in the US is still setting in, and while many of us view it with hope, there are many others who see it as a tragedy. There will be more to say in the days and weeks to come, but these are my initial thoughts on the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade and its implications for women and children.
Read moreWhy we must support Queensland senator’s efforts to cut Medicare funding for sex-selective abortions
As a result of son-preference cultures where males are prized over females, the practice of abortion disproportionately impacts little girls, who are subject to violence and discrimination before they are even born.
Read morePoland’s new protections for babies with disabilities should be celebrated
By Rachael Wong
Over the past two weeks, thousands of people in Poland have been protesting a new Constitutional Court ruling that found abortions on the basis of disability unconstitutional, demanding for women to have “freedom of choice”.*
Read moreSouth Australia introduces bill that will allow abortion to birth
By Rachael Wong
Michelle Lensink MLC has introduced a bill into South Australia’s Upper House that will legalise abortion up until birth.
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