I often have young men ( and older men) wonder about thier penis, the size of thier penis and their anxiety around penis size and performance. Click here to listen to a nice mp3 from the Kinsey Confidential blog that addresses this issue.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Awesome message from Chelsea Lewis YWCA
Thanks to Lucy Cirocco, Manager Women's Health Statewide for passing this on
"My emails often draw attention to the things we lament when it comes to the advancement of women’s rights, women’s leadership and women’s safety. So I thought it is appropriate to end the year with some positive reflections on the good things we have seen happen in 2011.
Rebecca Richards at the age of 23 became Australia’s first Indigenous Rhodes Scholar. She arrived at Oxford University in September.
Brazil has its first female President in Dilma Rousseff, and closer to home Lara Giddings became Tasmania’s first female Premier.
Patricia Waria-Read was the inaugural winner of the new Australia Day Council of South Australia award to recognise outstanding women, the Women Hold Up half the Sky Award. And at the same Australia Day awards at the start of the year Anne Levy, the fourth woman ever elected to South Australia’s Parliament, became an Officer of the Order of Australia in recognition of her life-long fight for equality.
Christine Lagarde became the first woman to be Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, and IBM appointed its first-ever female CEO – Virginia Rometty.
Eleni Glouftsis made amateur football league history in August as the first woman field umpire to officiate a division one game. And the sports pages in the newspaper had one woman on its back page … that was Sam Stosur when she won the US Open.
Legacy – the organisation that assists war widows – appointed the first ever woman to its Board. You go Dianne Fairhead.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard appointed Penny Williams as Australia’s first Global Ambassador for Women and Girls, making Australia one of only a small group of countries to have a special women's ambassador. The Prime Minister also announced the Federal Government will fund the outcomes of the Equal Pay Test Case; and then ended the year with a Cabinet with more women Australia has ever seen and the announcement that Nicola Roxon will become the nation's first female attorney-general.
Here in South Australia the revised State Strategic Plan featured – for the very first time – a Target to reduce violence against women. And the new A Right to Safety Strategy was launched; and on 9 December, the new Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act came in to effect.
The ASX has seen the highest level of percentage increase of female appointments across the Boardroom Diversity Index. From a low base of 8.3 per cent in 2008 the percentage of ASX200 board positions held by women had grown to 10.9 per cent by March 2011.
Here at the Y some of our 2011 highlights included the launch of our Aboriginal Young Women’s Leadership Program; and the launch of women@work – an intensive arts based education program for long term unemployed women.
Award winning local filmmaker Sophie Hyde was our inaugural Conversation 1:5:1 guest; and thousands saw our powerful positive self image projection project in Rundle Street.
YWCA’s Go Girls! Healthy Bodies Healthy Minds program reached more than a hundred girls and here is what three participants from Enfield Primary School had to say at the end of the 8 week group mentoring program: “I learnt how to look at life from a different perspective, learn to be more assertive and confident, learn new physical activities and other activities. Go Girls! is AWESOME!”
“In Go Girls! I learnt that you have to be yourself no matter what and you also have to be careful with the friends you have, and you should always feel safe anywhere you go.”
“I don’t know where to start from because I’ve learnt so much but the best ones are to be proud of myself and feel confident by not caring what other people think. I’ve learnt a lot of balanced eating, and what healthy foods are. I’ve learnt how to be a good friend and open up myself with friends. I’ve had more self-esteem.”
The Y was quoted in the media 33 times advocating on behalf of young women; and our inaugural WordUp Advocacy Workshop inspired young women to advocate for themselves.
And that’s just scratching the surface really.
In 2012 we look forward to further expansion among our programs, reaching even more girls and young women, and in particular we are quite excited about our first Young Women’s Leadership Conference - SHE Leads.
We will be releasing our SHE Speaks survey results on International Women’s Day; holding another WordUp workshop; developing our next Policy Platform; and supporting hundreds of young women on their leadership pathways.
We look forward to seeing you along that pathway, and we wish all of our members, volunteers, stakeholders, supporters and friends a festive season marked by a true sense of safety, contentment, pride and love.
Chelsea Lewis Communications ManagerYWCA of Adelaide
17 Hutt Street Adelaide, South Australia +61 8 8203 9412 direct+61 425 286 064 mobile+61 8 8203 9498 fax http://www.ywca.com.au/"
"My emails often draw attention to the things we lament when it comes to the advancement of women’s rights, women’s leadership and women’s safety. So I thought it is appropriate to end the year with some positive reflections on the good things we have seen happen in 2011.
Rebecca Richards at the age of 23 became Australia’s first Indigenous Rhodes Scholar. She arrived at Oxford University in September.
Brazil has its first female President in Dilma Rousseff, and closer to home Lara Giddings became Tasmania’s first female Premier.
Patricia Waria-Read was the inaugural winner of the new Australia Day Council of South Australia award to recognise outstanding women, the Women Hold Up half the Sky Award. And at the same Australia Day awards at the start of the year Anne Levy, the fourth woman ever elected to South Australia’s Parliament, became an Officer of the Order of Australia in recognition of her life-long fight for equality.
Christine Lagarde became the first woman to be Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, and IBM appointed its first-ever female CEO – Virginia Rometty.
Eleni Glouftsis made amateur football league history in August as the first woman field umpire to officiate a division one game. And the sports pages in the newspaper had one woman on its back page … that was Sam Stosur when she won the US Open.
Legacy – the organisation that assists war widows – appointed the first ever woman to its Board. You go Dianne Fairhead.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard appointed Penny Williams as Australia’s first Global Ambassador for Women and Girls, making Australia one of only a small group of countries to have a special women's ambassador. The Prime Minister also announced the Federal Government will fund the outcomes of the Equal Pay Test Case; and then ended the year with a Cabinet with more women Australia has ever seen and the announcement that Nicola Roxon will become the nation's first female attorney-general.
Here in South Australia the revised State Strategic Plan featured – for the very first time – a Target to reduce violence against women. And the new A Right to Safety Strategy was launched; and on 9 December, the new Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act came in to effect.
The ASX has seen the highest level of percentage increase of female appointments across the Boardroom Diversity Index. From a low base of 8.3 per cent in 2008 the percentage of ASX200 board positions held by women had grown to 10.9 per cent by March 2011.
Here at the Y some of our 2011 highlights included the launch of our Aboriginal Young Women’s Leadership Program; and the launch of women@work – an intensive arts based education program for long term unemployed women.
Award winning local filmmaker Sophie Hyde was our inaugural Conversation 1:5:1 guest; and thousands saw our powerful positive self image projection project in Rundle Street.
YWCA’s Go Girls! Healthy Bodies Healthy Minds program reached more than a hundred girls and here is what three participants from Enfield Primary School had to say at the end of the 8 week group mentoring program: “I learnt how to look at life from a different perspective, learn to be more assertive and confident, learn new physical activities and other activities. Go Girls! is AWESOME!”
“In Go Girls! I learnt that you have to be yourself no matter what and you also have to be careful with the friends you have, and you should always feel safe anywhere you go.”
“I don’t know where to start from because I’ve learnt so much but the best ones are to be proud of myself and feel confident by not caring what other people think. I’ve learnt a lot of balanced eating, and what healthy foods are. I’ve learnt how to be a good friend and open up myself with friends. I’ve had more self-esteem.”
The Y was quoted in the media 33 times advocating on behalf of young women; and our inaugural WordUp Advocacy Workshop inspired young women to advocate for themselves.
And that’s just scratching the surface really.
In 2012 we look forward to further expansion among our programs, reaching even more girls and young women, and in particular we are quite excited about our first Young Women’s Leadership Conference - SHE Leads.
We will be releasing our SHE Speaks survey results on International Women’s Day; holding another WordUp workshop; developing our next Policy Platform; and supporting hundreds of young women on their leadership pathways.
We look forward to seeing you along that pathway, and we wish all of our members, volunteers, stakeholders, supporters and friends a festive season marked by a true sense of safety, contentment, pride and love.
Chelsea Lewis Communications ManagerYWCA of Adelaide
17 Hutt Street Adelaide, South Australia +61 8 8203 9412 direct+61 425 286 064 mobile+61 8 8203 9498 fax http://www.ywca.com.au/"
Friday, December 02, 2011
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Orgasm brain scan
The movie animation - consisting of a series of snapshots taken two seconds apart - shows how 80 different brain regions (40 on each laterality) respond. It uses colors to represent oxygen utilization levels in the brain, displayed on a spectrum from dark red, progressing to orange, yellow and finally white (highest level of activity). When orgasm is reached, nearly the entire brain becomes an illuminated yellow/white. Go HERE to read more.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Tough Guise
If you like Jackson Katz the author of 'The Macho paradox' and one of my hero's, anti sexism advocate, anti violence advocate and social activist; then you may wish to watch his 1999 film 'tough guise' which can be located here at The Good Men Project.
The phrase “tough guise” implies that the tough guy act is just that: an act. In real life, toughness is not necessarily masculine, and masculinity is not necessarily tough, but if you ask American culture, it will tell you the two are the practically synonyms. The Marlboro Man. The Terminator. Rambo. Real men. Gandhi? You pussy.
Go have a look
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Remember Ruby.
THANKS TO ADIOS BARBIE FOR THE FOLLOWING
The late Anita Roddick (1942-2007), the founder of The Body Shop, wanted to do something about false representation of women. In 1997, the socially-conscious international cosmetics franchise and Host Universal created Ruby: a chubby-cheeked, chestnut-haired, computer-generated figurine. Ruby was the brainchild of The Body Shop’s self-esteem campaign, “Love Your Body.” Her size 16 image was accompanied by the caption, “There are 3 billion women who don’t look like supermodels and only 8 who do.” She sent the message that you should love what you’ve got, not loathe it.
If you’re familiar with Ruby, you know that she’s not easy to locate. So, where’s this confident and curvaceous character been hiding? You can find her here, alongside other rejected and banned ads. We can thank Mattel for Ruby’s label of “Banned.” The U.S. toy manufacturer thwarted the innovative campaign in its early days by serving The Body Shop with a cease-and-desist order; all posters had to be removed from American shops. Click here to read more.....
Great Website
I have had this described as 'A website that ticks all the boxes' Go here to have a look. The website is 'The Consensual Project'. Here is what they say about themselves:The Consensual Project
The Consensual Project 
The Consensual Project partners with schools and universities to bring students a fresh understanding of consent. The innovative curriculum, workshops, and website empower young people to incorporate consent into their daily lives. The Consensual Project is committed to helping students connect through consent.
The Consensual Project Has Game
Sex and sexual communication is an art. For many in our generation, it’s called Game. Everybody’s got Game but not everyone’s Game is that good. This is where consent comes in.
Before we start, let’s be clear, Game can be Good, Bad and Ugly.
Go on: Explore this website. It seems to have a really new innovative approach.
Great Picture
Fantastic poster passed on to me by Craig Murray ( from the Southern ShineSA) who passed it on from one of the Y@s that he works with. Thought you might like this.
Sexual Health Awareness Grants
The theme for 2012 is Chlamydia ... It's Easy! Easy to get. Easy to test. Easy to treat. The aim is to encourage young adults to get tested.
ShineSA suggests the following ideas for events.:
Suggestions for activities
Each year agencies and community groups participate in Sexual Health Awareness Week in a variety of ways.
Examples of activities could include:
- hosting a workshop or forum with a guest speaker
- devoting a regular drop in/program session to SHAW
- running arts-focused workshops around the theme of SHAW
- organising a competition with a SHAW theme
- hosting a movie night
- organising an excursion to a health clinic for testing
We encourage you to think outside the square and plan events that use a creative approach to health promotion.
In the above picture is 'Paper Tiger' playing at the 2011 SHAW event at Victor Harbor
I have been part of several events and they can be great fun. So go on.......do it.
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