Our poll of people aged 16 to 21, reveals the disturbing way porn is altering the sexual experiences of young people, with an alarming number pressured into highly explicit acts.
Opinion by Melinda Tankard Reist
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Subscriber only Barely a days go by that a parent doesn t contact me to tell me of the devastation and trauma caused as a result of their child being exposed to porn. My 6-year- old was shown porn by an older boy at school. My daughter was on a kids games site and a porn-pop up appeared. My child googled an innocent term and it took him straight to a porn site. My son was shown porn on the school bus on the way home. My 7-year-old saw porn at the school camp.
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On March 4 this year I marched for women s right to be heard, to be part of the voice for change in the legislation that would restore justice in delivering equity before the law in the home, the marketplace and nationally.
No-one can deny that globally over the centuries all societies have regarded women and children as lesser than the male of the species.
So much so that laws have been formulated and by default are seen as patriarchal and misogynistic.
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Women have striven to assert their right to equity, but it was not until the late nineteenth century that real progress started to take place. Today we are at another watershed moment in our nation s political history. This time a great number of Australian women have risen up from all walks of life and society. Young women s voices are the loudest in calling out enough is enough .