On today’s program, we mark International Women’s Day. Jean Taylor discusses her new book, “Brazen Hussies: A Herstory of Radical Activism in the Women’s Liberation Movement in Victoria, 1970-1979”. Women On The Line website :: File Download (28:32 min / 13 MB)

Today we look at the Senate Inquiry into the sexualisation of children in the contemporary media environment. The inquiry was called in response to concerns that images of sexualised children were becoming increasingly common in advertising and marketing material, and that children are often forced to psychologically and cognitively deal with sex and sexuality before they are developmentally ready. We speak with Dr Emma Rush, Associate Lecturer in Ethics and Philosophy at Charles Sturt University and the lead author of Corporate Paedophilia: Sexualisation of Children in Australia.File Download (29:39 min / 14 MB)

Today we’re covering conflict, cancer, and age discrimination at work. I’ll be finding out why there are fears of renewed conflict in Southern Sudan, from Oxfam Policy advisor Maya Mailer. Then we’ll hear from Annabel Davis about Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and Age Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick explains the Federal Government’s new plans to encourage older Australians to stay in work.File Download (29:39 min / 14 MB)

Bridging the digital divide. Natalie Collins, the General Manager of Infoxchange Australia, talks about plans for a national digital inclusion project. Nicky Lo Bianco, from the State Library of Victoria’s VicNet, discusses their recent report on the digital inclusion of minority language groups.File Download (28:08 min / 13 MB)

One-Dimensional Woman. Nina Power is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Roehampton University in England, and she writes the blog Infinite ThØught. She discusses her new book, One-Dimensional Woman, a critique of contemporary feminism, published by Zero Books. Women On The Line website :: File Download (28:36 min / 13 MB)