Body image
Now, apparently, I need to absorb poison to protect my face from itself
Suddenly, it seems, being a woman who’s not a teenager is a sickness that requires medical intervention.
- by Michelle Andrews
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Body image
Go ahead and laugh at the wine and egg diet – it's as mad as the rest
We look back and laugh at these diets because now we know better. We make our dietary decisions with far more scientific rigour. Or do we?
- by Kasey Edwards
Opinion
Daily Life
Kim Kardashian would have you believe women's body hair never existed
There must be no underestimating the impact of defining ‘normal’ to a generation of girls who desperately aspire to be just that.
- by Eleanor Kirk
Daily Life
More than half of 14, 15-year-old girls afraid of gaining weight
Girls are more concerned about their weight than boys.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Diet
Naomi Watts is *not* being naughty eating pizza like nobody's watching
Time to stop shaming women for enjoying our food, thanks.
- by Katherine Smyrk
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Body image
'Soft porn' and Instagram: how plastic surgeons fuel body image anxiety
Plastic surgeons who pander to social media to create on-trend procedures and advertise their practices have earned a stern rebuke at their ‘Breast Masters Symposium’ in Sydney.
- by Kate Aubusson
Opinion
Daily Life
Robyn Lawley is rightfully peeved with Victoria's Secret
A new campaign by Australian supermodel, Robyn Lawley, is calling out Victoria's Secret for failing to use a single 'curvy' model.
- by Wendy Squires
Daily Life
What to do if your child is teased for being 'fat'
Children pick up from TV, movies, and books that fat is a synonym for bad.
- by Kasey Edwards
Health
How do we teach our girls not to believe in the 'black mirror'?
"I think filtering and photoshopping is having a tremendously negative impact on young girls' self-esteem."
- by Wendy Tuohy
For pre-Instagram babes, getting your pic taken doesn't get any easier
I take about five selfies a year, usually with my daughter beside me to distract the eye.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Diet
Dieting is being re-branded 'wellness', but does that mean it works?
Dieting for weight loss has been a big money spinner, despite low long-term success rates, but can calling it 'wellness' make you lose weight and keep it off?
- by Kasey Edwards