‘Faking It’ Endorsements

• “Faking It should be required reading for every girl in Australia – and probably every boy, too.” – Wendy Ashley-Cooper, Head of School, The Glennie School, Toowoomba, Queensland
• “Faking It offers young women, adults and parents creative insights into the world of media and advertising, exposing the lies and encouraging young women to think more deeply about the images and messages portrayed in modern media.” – Karen Doyle, National Director, CHOICEZ MEDIA
• “It’s fantastic – you’ve done such a good job of putting the research into an accessible and snappy format! I love the ‘magazine’ layout of it… What a great resource for teenage girls and women and those who care about them.” – Dr. Emma Rush, The Australia Institute.
• “I have read it right through and am amazed. It is so intelligent, well researched, with a brilliant balance of humour and shock – what a fantastic achievement. Congratulations!" – Claire Vickery, CEO, Butterfly Foundation
• “I am an English teacher in the ACT and currently teaching media to an extension Year 9 class. This magazine is relevant, badly needed and will be a great resource and teaching tool. Thank you for the effort that has gone into producing it. I am impressed that the articles are evidence based as that is an important factor in the credibility of the arguments.” – Hiria Reppion, teacher, Melrose High School.
• “I just read ‘Faking it’. It is an amazing effort, both the articles and the presentation – and it should make a considerable impact on perceptions at a grass roots level.” – Mary Sullivan, author Making Sex Work: A Failed Experiment with Legalized Prostitution.
• “I want to say a huge CONGRATULATIONS on a most informative, inspirational and successful night. Yourself and your team must be feeling extremely proud. Personally, I have read the magazine numerous times and I have found the detail of the articles to be compelling, influential and comprehensive. Each of the presentations over the course of the night amplified such a diversity of information, but most importantly I found it was a brilliant collaboration of statistics, evidence and information. ‘A new movement/wave of feminism’ is undoubtedly needed and an objective that I strongly agree with and support 100%. As you are aware, our organisation works with over 3,000 teen girls each year in high schools across Australia and we run workshops on body image, financial literacy, self esteem, fostering positive friendships, personal safety for girls – real stuff. No ad’s. No hidden agendas. In effect, your magazine resonates unequivocally with our work.” – Sonia Lyne, VIC Program Director, Enlighten Education.
• “It gives me great pleasure to provide this message in support of the Women’s Forum Australia’s ‘Get Real’ event…Women and girls are often bombarded with unrealistic images of females which can have adverse consequences on their body image, health and wellbeing. These images also impact on the way women are viewed in society. It is particularly important that our children and young adults are exposed to positive images of women, focusing on their contribution to their family, community and workplace, fulfilling goals that are important to them. Parents, teachers, business, community groups and government all have a role to play in encouraging the portrayal of positive images of women…” – Hon Kevin Rudd MP, Former Prime Minister

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