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Leah Jewett
Mar 17, 20205 min read
The ticking time bomb that’s affecting our boys
Boys are told to be strong, tough, competitive, aggressive, the best. Be a leader. They’re ostracised if they show emotion or vulnerability
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Leah Jewett
Mar 3, 20202 min read
Hand-me-down Barbies, problematic opinions & talking to boys about equality
What do you say to boys to convince them that they should be good people? How do you teach anyone that what they’re doing is harmful?
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Leah Jewett
Feb 4, 20204 min read
Let’s hear it from the girls
For years we’ve heard about the need to empower girls. But do they feel empowered?
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Leah Jewett
Feb 4, 20202 min read
Highlights from Pregnant Then Screwed Live
“Kids tied me down and freed me up…” Our favourite highlights from this year’s Pregnant Then Screwed Live conference
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Leah Jewett
Jan 21, 20206 min read
“Future trophy wife” vs “Ladies’ man” – how Lifting Limits challenges gender stereotyping in schools
“I remember the day my daughter came home from nursery and said: Pink is for girls, blue is for boys,” says the co-founder of Lifting Limits
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Leah Jewett
Jan 7, 20204 min read
Taking the plunge: how to talk openly with children about sex & relationships
Start the sex-ed conversation. You'll safeguard your children, shore up their mental health and in the process strengthen your connection…
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Leah Jewett
Jan 6, 20203 min read
ROUND-UP Parents & Sex Ed in the News 07.01.20
The most interesting and relevant articles for parents on sex-education issues from 19 December 2019 to 6 January 2020 TALKING OPENLY 10...
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Leah Jewett
Dec 23, 20195 min read
ROUND-UP Parents & Sex Ed in the News 23.12.19
The most interesting and relevant articles for parents on sex-education issues from 8 to 19 December 2019 TALKING OPENLY PETA TODD’S MUM...
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Leah Jewett
Dec 10, 201910 min read
In the Wild West of young people’s digital lives: the 2019 Sexplain conference
Approaching sex and relationships in a digital age is the theme of Sex Education for the 21st Century – the second Sexplain annual...
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Leah Jewett
Dec 10, 201911 min read
Defining sex, upskilling parents and working with sharks: the 2019 Sex Education Forum conference
The Sex Education Forum annual conference – held this year on 29 November and entitled Final Countdown to Statutory RSE (relationships...
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Leah Jewett
Dec 10, 20194 min read
Full disclosure: photographer Laura Dodsworth on what she learned from documenting naked people
Artist/activist Laura Dodsworth confronts inhibitions: for her Bare Reality book series she photographed 300 people’s breasts, penises...
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Leah Jewett
Nov 25, 20194 min read
Sex ed, sexism and a tiny shoe: the Feminism In Schools Conference 2019
What did student activists get their teachers to write about on Post-It notes? Why did a young sex-education campaigner talk about...
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Sophie Manning
Nov 19, 20193 min read
Doing It Like The Dutch: what we learned
Outspoken found the perfect way to launch its new online resource for parents last Tuesday at London’s Conway Hall.
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Leah Jewett
Sep 16, 20192 min read
The sex ed generation gap
Common objections to talking openly to young people include: embarrassment; shame; culture and religion; worries over age appropriateness;
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Sophie Manning
Sep 16, 20192 min read
Mind your (body) language
Gynaecological cancer charity Eve Appeal recently made headlines with its revelatory survey of 1,175 parents. The ground-breaking results:
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Sophie Manning
Aug 13, 20192 min read
Why sexist ads are funny again
A woman’s torso sticks out from underneath a car, her skirt riding up her thighs. The Porsche slogan underneath it: “Attractive...
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